| Literature DB >> 18936232 |
James F Collins1, Marianne Wessling-Resnick, Mitchell D Knutson.
Abstract
The discovery of hepcidin as a key regulator of iron homeostasis has advanced our current knowledge of this field. Liver-derived hepcidin peptide is secreted in response to iron and inflammation and interacts with the iron export protein ferroportin. This review summarizes recent advances discussed at the Symposium. A particular focus is on molecular interactions between hepcidin and ferroportin, the regulation of hepcidin expression by iron and inflammation, and emerging methods to measure serum hepcidin in human populations.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18936232 PMCID: PMC2764359 DOI: 10.3945/jn.108.096347
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nutr ISSN: 0022-3166 Impact factor: 4.798