Therefore, Lf can be an important tool in treating different pathologies as anemia of inflammation, preterm delivery, Alzheimer’s disease, type 2 diabetes and in counteracting intracellular iron overload and oxidative stress in infection processes associated with sexually transmitted diseases, as well as cystic fibrosis and inflammatory bowel disease, as summarized in Figure 2. Here, LTF is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.