UCDavis University of California

Education

• B.S., Biochemistry, chemistry, genetics and mathematics, University of Uppsala, Sweden
• M.S., Biochemistry, minor in organic chemistry, University of Uppsala, Sweden
• Ph.D., Biochemistry, minor in Nutrition, University of Uppsala, Sweden

Research Interests

Dr. Lönnerdal´s research program is focused on two main areas: infant/pediatric nutrition and trace element metabolism. Current research topics include:

1. Studies on factors affecting breast milk composition, including maternal nutrition, hormones and stage of lactation
2. Mechanisms for nutrient uptake by mammary cells as well as expression of genes encoding human milk proteins
3. Bioavailability of nutrients to infants and how this is affected by the mode of feeding, including receptor-mediated uptake mechanisms in the small intestine
4. Iron, zinc, copper and selenium nutrition of infants, children and adolescents
5. Bioactive factors in milk
6. Trace element uptake and transport by biological membranes, including receptor-mediated uptake of trace elements by the placenta, intestine, liver and mammary gland
7. Nutrient-nutrient interactions

Selected Publications

• (Last 10 years)
• Hakansson, A., Svensson, M., Mossberg, A. K., Sabharwal, H., Linse, S., Lazou, I., Lönnerdal, B., & Svanborg, C. A folding variant of alpha-lactalbumin with bactericidal activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae. Mol Microbiol 2000; 35: 589-600.
• Lönnerdal, B. Regulation of mineral and trace elements in human milk: exogenous and endogenous factors. Nutr Rev 2000; 58: 223-229.
• Lönnerdal, B. Breast milk: a truly functional food. Nutrition 2000; 16: 509-511.
• Lönnerdal, B. Dietary factors influencing zinc absorption. J Nutr 2000; 130: 1378S-1383S.
• Lönnerdal, B., & Havel, P. J. Serum leptin concentrations in infants: effects of diet, sex, and adiposity. Am J Clin Nutr 2000; 72: 484-489.
• Pabon, M. L., & Lönnerdal, B. Bioavailability of zinc and its binding to casein in milks and formulas. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2000; 14: 146-153.
• Samuelson, G., Lönnerdal, B., Kempe, B., Elverby, J. E., & Bratteby, L. E. A follow-up study of serum ferritin and transferrin receptor concentrations in Swedish adolescents at age 17 age 15. Acta Paediatr 2000; 89: 1162-1168.
• Shin, K., Hayasawa, H., & Lönnerdal, B. PCR cloning and baculovirus expression of human lactoperoxidase and myeloperoxidase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 271: 831-836.
• Shin, K., Tomita, M., & Lönnerdal, B. Identification of lactoperoxidase in mature human milk. 2000; 11: 94-102.
• Tallkvist, J., Bowlus, C. L., & Lönnerdal, B. Functional and molecular responses of human intestinal Caco-2 cells to iron treatment. Am J Clin Nutr 2000; 72: 770-775.
• Adkins, Y., Lepine, A. J., & Lönnerdal, B. Changes in protein and nutrient composition of milk throughout lactation in dogs. Am J Vet Res 2001; 62: 1266-1272.
• Adkins, Y., & Lönnerdal, B. Binding of transcobalamin II by human mammary epithelial cells. Adv Exp Med Biol 2001; 501: 469-477.
• Adkins, Y., & Lönnerdal, B. High affinity binding of the transcobalamin II-cobalamin complex and mRNA expression of haptocorrin by human mammary epithelial cells. Biochim Biophys Acta 2001; 1528: 43-48.
• Domellof, M., Cohen, R. J., Dewey, K. G., Hernell, O., Rivera, L. L., & Lönnerdal, B. Iron supplementation of breast-fed Honduran and Swedish infants from 4 to 9 months of age. J Pediatr 2001; 138: 679-687.
• Kelleher, S. L., & Lönnerdal, B. Immunological activities associated with milk. Adv Nutr Res 2001; 10: 39-65.
• Kelleher, S. L., & Lönnerdal, B. Long-term marginal intakes of zinc and retinol affect retinol homeostasis without compromising circulating levels during lactation in rats. J Nutr 2001; 131: 3237-3242.
• Lönnerdal, B., Kelleher, S. L., & Lien, E. L. Extent of thermal processing of infant formula affects copper status in infant rhesus monkeys. Am J Clin Nutr 2001; 73: 914-919.
• Mendoza, C., Viteri, F. E., Lönnerdal, B., Raboy, V., Young, K. A., & Brown, K. H. Absorption of iron from unmodified maize and genetically altered, low-phytate maize fortified with ferrous sulfate or sodium iron EDTA. Am J Clin Nutr 2001; 73: 80-85.
• Pabon, M. L., & Lönnerdal, B. Effects of type of fat in the diet on iron bioavailability assessed in suckling and weanling rats. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2001; 15: 18-23.
• Shin, K., Hayasawa, H., & Lönnerdal, B. Purification and quantification of lactoperoxidase in human milk with use of immunoadsorbents with antibodies against recombinant human lactoperoxidase. Am J Clin Nutr 2001; 73: 984-989.
• Shin, K., Hayasawa, H., & Lönnerdal, B. Inhibition of Escherichia coli respiratory enzymes by the lactoperoxidase-hydrogen peroxide-thiocyanate antimicrobial system. J Appl Microbiol 2001; 90: 489-493.
• Shin, K., Hayasawa, H., & Lönnerdal, B. Mutations affecting the calcium-binding site of myeloperoxidase and lactoperoxidase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 281: 1024-1029.
• Suzuki, Y. A., Shin, K., & Lönnerdal, B. Molecular cloning and functional expression of a human intestinal lactoferrin receptor. Biochemistry 2001; 40: 15771-15779.
• Tallkvist, J., Bowlus, C. L., & Lönnerdal, B. DMT1 gene expression and cadmium absorption in human absorptive enterocytes. Toxicol Lett 2001; 122: 171-177.
• Tan, G., Chen, L. S., Lönnerdal, B., Gellera, C., Taroni, F. A., & Cortopassi, G. A. Frataxin expression rescues mitochondrial dysfunctions in FRDA cells. Hum Mol Genet 2001; 10: 2099-2107.
• Domellof, M., Lönnerdal, B., Abrams, S. A., & Hernell, O. Iron absorption in breast-fed infants: effects of age, iron status, iron supplements, and complementary foods. Am J Clin Nutr 2002; 76: 198-204.
• Lönnerdal, B. Expression of human milk proteins in plants. J Am Coll Nutr 2002; 21: 218S-221S.
• Suzuki, Y. A., & Lönnerdal, B. Characterization of mammalian receptors for lactoferrin. Biochem Cell Biol 2002; 80: 75-80.
• Olivares, M., B. Lönnerdal, S.A. Abrams, F. Pizarro and R. Uauy. Age and copper intake do not affect copper absorption, measured with the use of 65Cu as a tracer. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2002;76:641-645.
• Kelleher, S.L., I. Casas, N. Carbajal and B. Lönnerdal. Supplementation of infant formula with the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri and zinc: impact on enteric infection and nutrition in infant rhesus monkeys. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2002;35:162-168.
• Adkins, Y. and B. Lönnerdal. Binding of transcobalamin II by human mammary epithelial cells. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 2002;501:469-477.
• Huang, J., L. Wu, D. Yalda, Y. Adkins, S.L. Kelleher, M. Crane, B. Lönnerdal, R.L. Rodriguez and N. Huang. Expression of functional recombinant human lysozyme in transgenic rice culture. Transgenic Research 2002;11:229-230.
• Domellöf, M., B. Lönnerdal, K.G. Dewey, R.J. Cohen, L.L. Rivera and O. Hernell. Sex differences in iron status during infancy. Pediatrics 2002;110:545-552.
• Adkins, Y. and B. Lönnerdal. Mechanisms of vitamin B12 absorption in breast-fed infants. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2002;35:192-198
• Leong WI, Bowlus CL, Tallkvist J, Lonnerdal B. Iron supplementation during infancy--effects on expression of iron transporters, iron absorption, and iron utilization in rat pups. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Dec;78(6):1203-11.
• Atkinson SA, Davidsson L, Hambidge M, Lonnerdal B, Michaelsen KF, Solomons N. Brittmarie Sandstrom (1945-2002). J Nutr. 2003 Dec;133(12):4071-3.
• Kelleher SL, Lonnerdal B. Zn transporter levels and localization change throughout lactation in rat mammary gland and are regulated by Zn in mammary cells. J Nutr. 2003 Nov;133(11):3378-85. Lonnerdal B, Lien EL. Nutritional and physiologic significance of alpha-lactalbumin in infants. Nutr Rev. 2003 Sep;61(9):295-305. Review.
• Bruck WM, Kelleher SL, Gibson GR, Nielsen KE, Chatterton DE, Lonnerdal B. rRNA probes used to quantify the effects of glycomacropeptide and alpha-lactalbumin supplementation on the predominant groups of intestinal bacteria of infant rhesus monkeys challenged with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2003 Sep;37(3):273-80.
• Leong WI, Bowlus CL, Tallkvist J, Lonnerdal B. DMT1 and FPN1 expression during infancy: developmental regulation of iron absorption. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2003 Dec;285(6):G1153-61. Epub 2003 Sep 04.
• Chowanadisai W, Huang J, Huang N, Lonnerdal B. Stability of recombinant human alpha-1-antitrypsin produced in rice in infant formula. J Nutr Biochem. 2003 Jul;14(7):386-93.
• Hernell O, Lonnerdal B. Nutritional evaluation of protein hydrolysate formulas in healthy term infants: plasma amino acids, hematology, and trace elements. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Aug;78(2):296-301.
• Lopez de Romana D, Lonnerdal B, Brown KH. Absorption of zinc from wheat products fortified with iron and either zinc sulfate or zinc oxide. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Aug;78(2):279-83.
• Kelleher SL, Lonnerdal B. Marginal maternal Zn intake in rats alters mammary gland Cu transporter levels and milk Cu concentration and affects neonatal Cu metabolism. J Nutr. 2003 Jul;133(7):2141-8.
• Lind T, Lonnerdal B, Persson LA, Stenlund H, Tennefors C, Hernell O. Effects of weaning cereals with different phytate contents on hemoglobin, iron stores, and serum zinc: a randomized intervention in infants from 6 to 12 mo of age. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Jul;78(1):168-75.
• Lonnerdal B. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Jun;77(6):1537S-1543S. Review.
• Tallkvist J, Bowlus CL, Lonnerdal B. Effect of iron treatment on nickel absorption and gene expression of the divalent metal transporter (DMT1) by human intestinal Caco-2 cells. Pharmacol Toxicol. 2003 Mar;92(3):121-4.
• Lonnerdal B. Genetically modified plants for improved trace element nutrition. J Nutr. 2003 May;133(5 Suppl 1):1490S-3S. Review. Kelleher SL, Chatterton D, Nielsen K, Lonnerdal B. Glycomacropeptide and alpha-lactalbumin upplementation of infant formula affects growth and nutritional status in infant rhesus monkeys. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 May;77(5):1261-8.
• Adkins Y, Lonnerdal B. Potential host-defense role of a human milk vitamin B-12-binding protein, haptocorrin, in the gastrointestinal tract of breastfed infants, as assessed with porcine haptocorrin in vitro. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 May;77(5):1234-40.
• Lind T, Lonnerdal B, Stenlund H, Ismail D, Seswandhana R, Ekstrom EC, Persson LA. A community-based randomized controlled trial of iron and zinc supplementation in Indonesian infants: interactions between iron and zinc. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Apr;77(4):883-90.
• Samuelson G, Lonnerdal B, Kempe B, Elverby JE, Bratteby LE. Serum ferritin and transferrin receptor concentrations during the transition from adolescence to adulthood in a healthy Swedish population. Acta Paediatr. 2003;92(1):5-11.
• Suzuki YA, Kelleher SL, Yalda D, Wu L, Huang J, Huang N, Lonnerdal B. Expression, characterization, and biologic activity of recombinant human lactoferrin in rice. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2003 Feb;36(2):190-9.
• Morrill JF, Pappagianis D, Heinig MJ, Lonnerdal B, Dewey KG. Detecting Candida albicans in human milk. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jan;41(1):475-8.
• Lind T, Lonnerdal B, Stenlund H, Gamayanti IL, Ismail D, Seswandhana R, Persson LA. A community-based randomized controlled trial of iron and zinc supplementation in Indonesian infants: effects on growth and development. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Sep;80(3):729-36.
• Jackson JG, Janszen DB, Lonnerdal B, Lien EL, Pramuk KP, Kuhlman CF. A multinational study of alpha-lactalbumin concentrations in human milk. J Nutr Biochem. 2004 Sep;15(9):517-21.
• Penny ME, Black RE, Brown KH, Lonnerdal B. Reply to RJ Walden. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Oct;80(4):1084-5.
• Davila-Hicks P, Theil EC, Lonnerdal B. Iron in ferritin or in salts (ferrous sulfate) is equally bioavailable in nonanemic women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Oct;80(4):936-40.
• Lind T, Hernell O, Lonnerdal B, Stenlund H, Domellof M, Persson LA. Dietary iron intake is positively associated with hemoglobin concentration during infancy but not during the second year of life. J Nutr. 2004 May;134(5):1064-70.
• Penny ME, Marin RM, Duran A, Peerson JM, Lanata CF, Lonnerdal B, Black RE, Brown KH. Randomized controlled trial of the effect of daily supplementation with zinc or multiple micronutrients on the morbidity, growth, and micronutrient status of young Peruvian children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Mar;79(3):457-65.
• Bauerly KA, Kelleher SL, Lonnerdal B. Functional and molecular responses of suckling rat pups and human intestinal Caco-2 cells to copper treatment. J Nutr Biochem. 2004 Mar;15(3):155-62.
• Ashida K, Sasaki H, Suzuki YA, Lonnerdal B. Cellular internalization of lactoferrin in intestinal epithelial cells. Biometals. 2004 Jun;17(3):311-5.
• Suzuki YA, Lonnerdal B. Baculovirus expression of mouse lactoferrin receptor and tissue distribution in the mouse. Biometals. 2004 Jun;17(3):301-9.
• Chowanadisai W, Kelleher SL, Lonnerdal B. Maternal zinc deficiency raises plasma prolactin levels in lactating rats. J Nutr. 2004 Jun;134(6):1314-9.
• Domellof M, Lonnerdal B, Dewey KG, Cohen RJ, Hernell O. Iron, zinc, and copper concentrations in breast milk are independent of maternal mineral status. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Jan;79(1):111-5.
• Leong WI, Lonnerdal B. Hepcidin, the recently identified peptide that appears to regulate iron absorption. J Nutr. 2004 Jan;134(1):1-4. Review.
• Mendoza C, Peerson JM, Brown KH, Lonnerdal B. Effect of a micronutrient fortificant mixture and 2 amounts of calcium on iron and zinc absorption from a processed food supplement. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Feb;79(2):244-50.
• Hernell O, Lonnerdal B. Is iron deficiency in infants and young children common in Scandinavia and is there a need for enforced primary prevention? Acta Paediatr. 2004 Aug;93(8):1024-6.
• Lien E, Jackson J, Kuhlman C, Pramuk K, Lonnerdal B, Janszen D. Variations in concentrations of lactoferrin in human milk: a nine country survey. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2004;554:423-6.
• Domellof M, Hemell O, Dewey KG, Cohen RJ, Lonnerdal B. Factors influencing concentrations of iron, zinc, and copper in human milk. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2004;554:355-8.
• Lonnerdal B. Human milk proteins: key components for the biological activity of human milk. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2004;554:11-25.
• Lien, E., J. Jackson, C. Kuhlman, K. Pramuk, B. Lönnerdal, D. Janszen. Variations in concentrations of lactoferrin in human milk: a nine country survey. Advances in Experimental Biology and Medicine 2004;554:423-426.
• Davila-Hicks, P., E.C. Theil and B. Lönnerdal. Iron in ferritin or in salts (ferrous sulfate) is equally bioavailable in non-anemic women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2004;80:936-940.
• Lind, T., B. Lönnerdal, H. Stenlund, I.L. Gamayanti, D. Ismail, R. Seswandhana, and L.-Å. Persson. A community-based randomized controlled trial of iron and zinc supplementation in Indonesian infants: effects on growth and development. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2004;80:729-736.
• Chowanadisai, W., S. L. Kelleher and B. Lönnerdal. Maternal zinc deficiency raises plasma prolactin levels in lactating rats. Journal of Nutrition 2004;134:1314-1319.
• Metallinos-Katsaras, E., E. Valassi-Adam, K.G. Dewey, B. Lönnerdal, A. Stamoulakatou, and E. Pollitt. Effect of iron supplementation on cognition in Greek preschoolers. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2004;58:1532-1542.
• Hernell, O., and B. Lönnerdal. Is iron deficiency in infants and young children common in Scandinavia and is there a need for enforced primary prevention? Acta Paediatrica 2004;93:1024-1026.
• Jackson, J.G., D.B. Janszen, B. Lönnerdal, E.L. Lien, K.P. Pramuk, C.F. Kuhlman. A multinational study of alpha-lactalbumin concentrations in human milk. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 2004;15:517-521.
• Lind, T., O. Hernell, B. Lönnerdal, H. Stenlund, M. Domellöf and L.-Å. Persson. Dietary iron intake is positively associated with hemoglobin concentration during infancy but not during the second year of life. Journal of Nutrition 2004;134:1064-1070.
• Penny, M.E., R.M.Marin, A. Duran, J.M. Peerson, C.F. Lanata, B. Lönnerdal, R.E. Black, and K.H.Brown. Randomized controlled trial of the effect of daily supplementation with zinc or multiple micronutrients on the morbidity, growth, and micronutrient status of young Peruvian children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2004;79:457-465.
• Bhutta, Z., K.H. Brown, R.S. Gibson, C. Hotz, J.C. King, B. Lönnerdal, D. Lopez de Romana, J.M. Peerson, J.A. Rivera, M.T. Ruel, B. Sandström, and E. Wasantwisut. Assessment of the risk of zinc deficiency in populations and options for its control. Eds. Hotz, C., K.H. Brown, Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2004;25:S94-S203.
• Adkins, Y. and B. Lönnerdal, B. Proteins and Peptides. In: Biotechnology for Performance Foods, Functional Foods, and Nutraceuticals, Eds. J.-R. Neeser and German, B.J., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, 2004, pp. 167-196.
• Hyder, S.M.Z., L.-Å. Persson, M. Chowdhury, B. Lönnerdal, and Ekström, E.-C. Anaemia and iron deficiency during pregnancy in rural Bangladesh. Public Health Nutrition 2004;7:1065-1070.
• Lind, T., L.-Å. Persson, B. Lönnerdal, H. Stenlund, and O. Hernell. Effects of weaning cereals with different phytate content on growth, development and morbidity: a randomized intervention trial in infants from 6 to12 mo of age. Acta Paediatrica 2004;93:1575-1582.
• Lönnerdal, B. Interactions between micronutrients: synergies and antagonisms. In: Micronutrient Deficiencies during the Weaning Period and the First Years of Life”, Eds. J.M. Pettifor, S. Zlotkin. 54th Nestle Nutrition Workshop, Nestec Ltd. Vevey/Karger AG, Basel, Switzerland, 2004,pp. 67-81.
• Lönnerdal, B. Trace element nutrition of infants – molecular approaches. Trace element nutrition of infants – molecular approaches. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 2005;19:3-6
• Lönnerdal, B. Future challenges of nutrition in pregnancy and lactation. In: The Impact of Maternal Nutrition on the Offspring. 55th Nestle Nutrition Workshop, Eds. Hornstra, G., Uauy, R., and Yang, X., Nestec Ltd. Vevey/Karger AG, Basel, Switzerland, 2005,pp. 235-248.
• Kelleher, S.L. and B. Lönnerdal. Low vitamin A intake affects milk iron level and iron transporters in rat mammary gland and liver. Journal of Nutrition 2005;135:27-32.
• Araya, M., Kelleher, S.L., Arredondo, M.A., Sierralta, W., Vial, M.T., Uauy, R., Lönnerdal, B.Effects of chronic copper exposure during early life in rhesus monkeys. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2005;81:1065-71.
• Chowanadisai, W., Kelleher, S.L., Lönnerdal, B. Zinc deficiency is associated with increased brain zinc import and LIV-1 expression and decreased ZnT-1 expression in neonatal rats. Journal of Nutrition 2005;135:1002-7.
• Bauerly, K.A., Kelleher, S.L., Lönnerdal, B. Effects of copper supplementation on copper absorption, tissue distribution, and copper transporter expression in an infant rat model. American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 2005;288:G1007-14.
• Leong, W.I., Lönnerdal, B. Iron transporters in rat mammary gland: effects of different stages of lactation and maternal iron status. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2005;81:445-53.
• Chowanadisai, W., Kelleher, S.L., Lönnerdal, B. Maternal zinc deficiency reduces NMDA receptor expression in neonatal rat brain, which persists into early adulthood. Journal of Neurochemistry 2005;94:510-9.
• Kelleher, S.L., Lönnerdal, B. Zip3 plays a major role in zinc uptake into mammary epithelial cells and is regulated by prolactin. American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology 2005;288:C1042-7.
• Golub, M.S., Hogrefe, C.E., Germann, S.L., Tran, T.T., Beard, J.L., Crinella, F.M., Lönnerdal, B. Neurobehavioral evaluation of rhesus monkey infants fed cow's milk formula, soy formula, or soy formula with added manganese. Neurotoxicology and Teratology 2005;27:615-27.
• Hall, A.G., Kelleher, S.L., Lönnerdal, B., Philipps, A.F. A graded model of dietary zinc deficiency: effects on growth, insulin-like growth factor-I, and the glucose/insulin axis in weanling rats. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2005;41:72-80.
• Xu, H., Rajesan, R., Harper, P., Kim, R.B., Lönnerdal, B., Yang, M., Uematsu, S., Hutson, J., Watson-Macdonell, J., Ito, S. Induction of cytochrome P450 1A by cow milk-based formula: a comparative study between human milk and formula. British Journal of Pharmacology 2005;146: 296-305.
• Chowanadisai, W., Kelleher, S.L., Nemeth, J.F., Yachetti, S., Kuhlman, C.F., Jackson, J.G., Davis, A.M., Lien, E.L., Lönnerdal, B. Detection of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the human alpha-lactalbumin gene: implications for human milk proteins. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 2005;16:272-8.
• Kelleher, S.L., Lönnerdal, B. Molecular regulation of milk trace mineral homeostasis. Molecular Aspects of Medicine 2005;26:328-339.
• Seppo, L., Korpela, R., Lönnerdal, B., Metsäniitty, L., Juntunen-Backman, K., Klemola, T., Paganus, A., Vanto, T. A follow-up study of nutrient intake, nutritional status, and growth in infants with cow milk allergy fed either a soy formula or an extensively hydrolyzed whey formula. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2005;82:140-5.
• Keen, C.L., J. L. Ensuensa, B. Lönnerdal and S.Zidenberg-Cherr. Manganese. In: Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition, 2nd Edition, Editors: B. Caballero, L. Allen and A. Prentice, Elsevier/Academic Press, 2005.
• Israel-Ballard, K., C. Chantry, K. Dewey, B. Lonnerdal, H. Sheppard, R. Donovan, J Carlson, A. Sage, B. Abrams. Viral, nutritional, and bacterial safety of flash-heated and pretoria-pasteurized breast milk to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-poor countries: A pilot study. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 2005;40:175-181.
• Domello M, Dewey KG, Cohen RJ, Lonnerdal B, Hernell O. Iron supplements reduce erythrocyte copper-zinc superoxide dismutase activity in term, breastfed infants. Acta Paediatr 2005;94(11): 1578-82.
• Suzuki, Y.A., V. Lopez and B. Lönnerdal. Mammalian lactoferrin receptors:   structure and function. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 2005;62:2560-75.
• Schneider, J.M., M.L. Fujii, C.L. Lamp, B. Lönnerdal, K.G. Dewey and S. Zidenberg-Cherr. Anemia, iron deficiency, and iron deficiency anemia among 12- to 36-month old children from low-income families. American Journal of  Clinical Nutrition. 2005;82:1269-75.
• Koletzko, B., S. Baker, G. Cleghorn, U.F. Neto, S. Gopalan, O. Hernell, Q.S. Hock, P. Jirapinyo, B. Lönnerdal, P. Pencharz, H. Pzyrembel, J. Ramirez-Mayans, R. Shamir, D. Turck, Y.Yamashiro, and D. Zong-Yi. Global standard for the composition of infant formula. Recommendations of an ESPGHAN coordinated International Expert Group. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2005;41:584-99.
• Schoenfeld, R.A., E. Napoli, A. Wong, S. Zhan, L. Reutenauer, D. Morin, A.R. Buckpitt, F.Taroni, B. Lönnerdal, M. Ristow, H. Puccio and G.A. Cortopassi. Frataxin deficiency alters heme pathway transcripts and decreases mitochondrial heme metabolites in mammalian cells. Human and Molecular Genetics. 2005;14:3787-99.
• Fairweather-Tait, S., S. Lynch, C. Hotz, R. Hurrell, L. Abrahamse, S. Beebe, S. Bering, K. Bukhave, R. Glahn, M. Hambidge, J. Hunt, B. Lönnerdal, D. Miller, N. Mokhtar, P. Nestel, M. Reddy, A.S. Sandberg, P. Sharp, B. Teucher and T.P. Trinidad. The usefulness of in vitro models to predict the bioavailability of iron and zinc: a consensus statement from the HarvestPlus expert consultation. International Journal of Vitamin and Mineral Research. 2005;75:371-4.
• Lönnerdal, B., A. Bryant, X. Liu and E.C. Theil. Iron absorption from soybean ferritin in non-anemic women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2006;83:103-7.
• Lönnerdal, B. Recombinant human milk proteins. In: Protein and Energy Requirements in Infancy and Childhood”, Eds. J. Rigo, E.E. Ziegler, 58th Nestle Nutrition Workshop, Nestec Ltd.Vevey/Karger AG, Basel, Switzerland, pp. 207-17. 2006.
• Bruck, W.M., S.L. Kelleher, G.R. Gibson, G. Graverholt and B. Lönnerdal. The effects of alpha-lactalbumin and glycomacropeptide on the association of Caco-2 cells by enteropathogenic Eschirichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium and Shigella flexneri. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 2006;259:158-62.
• Langini, S.H., M.L. de Portela, A. Lazzari, C.R. Ortega Soler and B. Lönnerdal. Do indicators of maternal iron status reflect placental iron status at delivery? Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 2006;19:243-9.
• Liu, X., K. Hintze, B. Lönnerdal and E.C. Theil. Iron at the center of ferritin, metal/oxygen homeostasis and novel dietary strategies. Biological Research. 2006;39:167-71.
• Lönnerdal, B. and A. Bryant. Absorption of iron from recombinant human lactoferrin in young US women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2006;83:305-9.
• Kelleher, S.L. and B. Lönnerdal. Mammary gland copper transport is stimulated by prolactin through alterations in Ctr1 and ATP7A localization. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol. 2006;291:1181-1191.
• Hicks, P.D., N. Zavaleta, Z. Chen, S.A. Abrams and B. Lönnerdal. Iron deficiency, but not anemia, upregulates iron absorption in breast-fed Peruvian infants. Journal of Nutrition. 2006;136:2435-38.
• Domellöf, M., K.G. Dewey, B. Lönnerdal and O. Hernell. Prophylactic iron supplementation in infancy: safety issues. Acta Paediatrica. 2006;95:1020 (Letter to the Editor)
• Lopez, V., Y.A. Suzuki and B. Lönnerdal. Ontogenic changes in lactoferrin receptor and DMT1in mouse small intestine: implications for iron absorption during early life. Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 21006;84:337-44.
• Zubieta, A. and B. Lönnerdal. Effect of suboptimal nutrition during lactation on milk protein gene expression in the rat. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 2006;17:604-10.
• Kelleher, S.L. and B. Lönnerdal. Zinc supplementation reduces iron absorption through age-dependent changes in small intestine iron transporter expression in suckling rat pups. Journal of Nutrition. 2006;136:1185-91.
• Heinig, M.J., K.H.Brown, B. Lönnerdal and K.G.Dewey. Zinc supplementation does not affect growth, morbidity, or motor development of US term breastfed infants at 4-10 mo of age. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2006;84:594-601.
• Bruck WM, Redgrave M, Tuohy KM, Lonnerdal B, Graverhold G, Hernell O, Gibson GR.  Effects of bovine alpha-lactalbumin in casein glycomacropeptide-enriched infant formulae on faecal microbiota in healthy term infants.  Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2006;43:673-679.
• Chowanadisai W, Lönnerdal B, Kelleher SL. Identification of a mutation in SLC30A2 (ZnT-2) in women with low milk zinc concentration that results in transient neonatal zinc deficiency.  Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281:39699-39707. Epub 2006 Oct 25.
• Raqib R, Hossain MB, Kelleher SL, Stephensen CB, Lönnerdal B. Zinc supplementation of pregnant rats with adequate zinc nutriture suppresses immune functions in their offspring. Journal of Nutrition. 2007;137:1037-1042.
• Lönnerdal, B. Trace element transport in the mammary gland. Annual Reviews of Nutrition. 2007;27:165-77. 
• Zavaleta N, Figueroa D, Rivera J, Sánchez J, Alfaro S, Lönnerdal B. Efficacy of rice-based oral rehydration solution containing recombinant human lactoferrin and lysozyme in Peruvian children with acute diarrhea. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 44:258-264. Erratum: 2008: 46(1):121.
• Schneider JM, Fujii ML, Lamp CL, Lönnerdal B, Zidenberg-Cherr S. The prevalence of low serum zinc and copper levels and dietary habits associated with serum zinc and copper in 12- to 36-month-old children from low-income families at risk for iron deficiency. Journal of the American Dietetics Association. 2007;107:1924-9.
• Hyder SM, Haseen F, Khan M, Schaetzel T, Jalal CS, Rahman M, Lönnerdal B, Mannar V, Mehansho H. A multiple-micronutrient-fortified beverage affects hemoglobin, iron, and vitamin A status and growth in adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh. Journal of Nutrition. 2007;137:2147-53.
• Kippler M, Ekström EC, Lönnerdal B, Goessler W, Akesson A, El Arifeen S, Persson   LA, Vahter M. Influence of iron and zinc status on cadmium accumulation in Bangladeshi women. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 222:221-6. Epub 2007 May 1.
• Liao Y, Lopez V, Shafizadeh TB, Halsted CH, Lönnerdal B. Cloning of a pig homologue of the human lactoferrin receptor: expression and localization during intestinal maturation in piglets.  Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A Molecular and Integrative Physiology148:584-90. Epub 2007 Aug 8.
• Kordas K, Lönnerdal B, Stoltzfus RJ. Interactions between nutrition and environmental exposures: effects on health outcomes in women and children. Journal of Nutrition. 2007;137:2794-7.
• Lönnerdal B. The importance and bioavailability of phytoferritin-bound iron in cereals and legume foods. International Journal of Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 2007;77:152-7.
• Lönnerdal B, Kelleher SL. Iron metabolism in infants and children. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2007;28(4 Suppl):S491-9.
  Lindberg AL, Ekstrom EC, Nermell B, Rahman M, Lonnerdal B, Persson LA, Vahter M.  Gender and age differences in the metabolism of inorganic arsenic in a highly exposed population in Bangladesh.  Environmental Research 106:110-20.  Epub 2007 Sept 27.
• Kalgaonkar S, Lönnerdal B. Effects of dietary factors on iron uptake from ferritin by Caco-2 cells. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry19:33-9. Epub 2007 May 16.
• Lopez V, Kelleher SL, Lonnerdal B. Lactoferrin receptor mediates apo- but not holo-lactoferrin internalization via clathrin-mediated endocytosis in trophoblasts. Biochemical Journal 2008;411:271-278.
• Chowanadisai W, Lönnerdal B, Kelleher SL. Zip6 (LIV-1) regulates zinc uptake in neuroblastoma cells under resting but not depolarizing conditions. Brain Research 2008 Mar 14:1199:10-9. Schneider JM, Fujii ML, Lamp CL, Lönnerdal B, Dewey KG, Zidenberg-Cherr S. The use of multiple
• logistic regression to identify risk factors associated with anemia and iron deficiency in a convenience sample of 12-36-mo-old children from low-income families. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2008; 87:614-20.
• Li L, Ekström EC, Goessler W, Lönnerdal B, Nermell B, Yunus M, Rahman A, El Arifeen S, Persson LA, Vahter M. Nutritional status has marginal influence on the metabolism of inorganic arsenic in pregnant Bangladeshi women. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2008;116:315-21.
• Sandström O, Lönnerdal B, Graverholt G, Hernell O. Effects of alpha-lactalbumin-enriched formula containing different concentrations of glycomacropeptide on infant nutrition. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008;87:921-8.
• Lind T, Seswandhana R, Persson LA, Lönnerdal B. Iron supplementation of iron-replete Indonesian infants is associated with reduced weight-for-age. Acta Paediatrica. 2008;97:770-5. 
• Hoppe M, Lönnerdal B, Hossain B, Olsson S, Nilsson F, Lundberg PA, Rödjer S, Hulthén L. Hepcidin, interleukin-6 and hematological iron markers in males before and after heart surgery. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 2009;20:11-6. 
• Yang Z, Dewey KG, Lönnerdal B, Hernell O, Chaparro C, Adu-Afarwuah S, McLean ED, Cohen RJ, Domellöf M, Allen LH, Brown KH. Comparison of plasma ferritin concentration with the ratio of plasma transferrin receptor to ferritin in estimating body iron stores: results of 4 intervention trials. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008;87:1892-8.
• Domellöf M, Lind T, Lönnerdal B, Persson LA, Dewey KG, Hernell O. Effects of mode of oral iron administration on serum ferritin and haemoglobin in infants. Acta Paediatrica 2008;97:1055-60.  
• Kalgaonkar S, Lönnerdal B. Receptor-mediated uptake of ferritin-bound iron by human intestinal Caco-2 cells. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.  2009;20(4):304-11. 
• Lönnerdal B. Personalizing nutrient intakes of formula-fed infants: breast milk as a model. Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series Pediatric Program 2008;62:189-98; discussion 198-203.
• Allen L, Black RE, Brandes N, Brittenham G, Chazot G, Chunming C, Crawley J, de Benoist B, Dalmiya N, Darnton-Hill I, Dewey K, El-Arifeen S, Fontaine O, Geissler C, Haberle H, Harvey P, Hasler J, Hershko C, Hurrell R, Juma MA, Lönnerdal B, Lozoff B, Lynch S, Martines Salgado H, McLean E, Metz J, Oppenheimer S, Premji Z, Prentice A, Ramsan M, Ratledge C, Stoltzfus R,  Tielsch J, Winachagoon P; Secrétariat de l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé, au nom des participants à la consultation. Conclusions and recommendations of the WHO consultation on prevention and control of iron deficiency in infants and young children in malaria endemic areas. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2008;28;4:621-627. Also published in [French] Trop (Marseilles) 2008;68:182-8.
• Lönnerdal B. Intestinal regulation of copper homeostasis: a developmental perspective. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2008;88:846S-50S.
• Suzuki YA, Wong H, Ashida KY, Schryvers AB, Lönnerdal B. The N1 domain of human lactoferrin is required for internalization by Caco-2 cells and targeting to the nucleus. Biochemistry 2008;47:10915-20.
• Domellöf M, Hernell O, Abrams SA, Chen Z, Lönnerdal B. Iron supplementation does not affect  copper and zinc absorption in breastfed infants. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008;89:185-90.
• Kippler M, Lönnerdal B, Goessler W, Ekström EC, Arifeen SE, Vahter M. Cadmium interacts with the transport of essential micronutrients in the mammary gland - a study in rural Bangladeshi women.Toxicology 2008;257(1-2):64-9.
• Kelleher SL, Lönnerdal B. Nutrient transfer: mammary gland regulation. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 639, Plenum Publishing Corp., New York, NY, pp 15-27, 2009.
• Lönnerdal B, Kelleher SL. Micronutrient transfer: infant absorption. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 639:29-40, Plenum Publishing Corp., New York, NY, 2009.
• Jou MY, Hall AG, Philipps AF, Kelleher SL, Lönnerdal B. Tissue-specific alterations in zinc transporter expression in intestine and liver reflect a threshold for homeostatic compensation during dietary zinc deficiency in weanling rats. Journal of Nutrition. 2009;139:835-41.
• Yang Z, Lönnerdal B, Adu-Afarwuah S, Brown KH, Chaparro CM, Cohen RJ, Domellöf M, Hernell O, Lartey A, Dewey KG. Prevalence and predictors of iron deficiency in fully breastfed infants at 6 mo of age: comparison of data from 6 studies. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009;89:1433-40.
• Lönnerdal B. Nutritional roles of lactoferrin. Current Opinions in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care 21009;12:293-7.
• Lönnerdal B. Soybean ferritin: implications for iron status of vegetarians. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009;89:1680S-1685S.
• Kelleher SL, Lopez V, Lönnerdal B, Dufner-Beattie J, Andrews GK. Zip3 (Slc39a3) functions in zinc reuptake from the alveolar lumen in lactating mammary gland. American Journal of  Physiology: Regulatory and Integrative  Comparative Physiology 2009;297:R194-201.
• Lönnerdal B. Trace elements. In:  Pediatric Nutrition Handbook, 6th Edition, American Academy of Pediatrics, Ed.  Kleinman, R.E., Elk Grove Village, IL, pp. 423-51. 2009.
• Hess SY, Lönnerdal B, Hotz C, Rivera JA, Brown KH. Recent advances in knowledge of zinc nutrition and human health. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 2009;30(1Suppl):S5-11.
• Brown KH, Baker SK; IZiNCG Steering Committee (Rivera JA, Bhutta Z, Gibson RS, King JC,  Lönnerdal B, Ruel MT, Wasantwisut E, Hotz C). Galvanizing action: conclusions and next steps for mainstreaming zinc interventions in public health programs. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 30. 2009;(1 Suppl):S179-84.
• Eneroth H, El Arifeen S, Persson LA, Kabir I, Lönnerdal B, Hossain MB, Ekström EC. Duration of exclusive breast-feeding and infant iron and zinc status in rural Bangladesh. Journal of Nutrition. 2009;139:1562-7.
• Kippler M, Goessler W, Nermell B, Ekström EC, Lönnerdal B, El Arifeen S, Vahter. M. Factors influencing intestinal cadmium uptake in pregnant Bangladeshi women - A prospective cohort study. Environmental Research doi:10.1016/j.envres.2009.07.006   
• Halsted CH, Lönnerdal B, Rucker RB, Levine MA. Vitamins and Minerals. Textbook of Gastroenterology, 5th Edition (Eds: Yamada T. Alpers DH, Kalloo. AN, Kaplowitz N, Owyang C, and Powell DW) 2009; Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK, pp.478-507. 2009.
• Liao Y, Lönnerdal B. miR-584 mediates post-transcriptional expression of lactoferrin receptor in Caco-2 cells and in mouse small intestine during the perinatal period. International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology doi:10.1016/j.biocel.2009.07.019   
• Andersson Y, Hammarström ML, Lönnerdal B, Graverholt G, Fält H, Hernell O. Formula feeding skews immune cell composition toward adaptive immunity compared to breastfeeding. [Epub ahead of print]  Published online September 4, 2009 The Journal of Immunology, 2009, 183, 4322 -4328  doi:10.4049/jimmunol.0900829
• Jou, M.Y., Philipps, A.F., Kelleher, S.L., and Lonnerdal, B. Effects of zinc exposure on zinc transporter expression in human intestinal cells of varying maturity. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010;50, 587-595.
• Lonnerdal, B. Bioactive proteins in human milk: mechanisms of action. J Pediatr. 2010;156, S26-30.
• Eneroth, H., El Arifeen, S., Persson, L.A., Lonnerdal, B., Hossain, M.B., Stephensen, C.B., and Ekstrom, E.C. (2010). Maternal multiple micronutrient supplementation has limited impact on micronutrient status of Bangladeshi infants compared with standard iron and folic acid supplementation. J Nutr 2010;140, 618-624.
• Nagata, M., and Lonnerdal, B. (2010). Role of zinc in cellular zinc trafficking and mineralization in a murine osteoblast-like cell line. J Nutr Biochem. 2010. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2010.01.003
• Liao, Y., Du, X., and Lonnerdal, B. miR-214 Regulates Lactoferrin Expression and Pro-Apoptotic Function in Mammary Epithelial Cells. J Nutr. 2010. doi: 10.3945/jn.110.124289
• Liao, Y., and Lonnerdal, B. Beta-catenin/TCF4 transactivates miR-30e during intestinal cell differentiation. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2010. doi: 10.1007/s00018-010-0366-y.