Regulation of iron metabolism in Hamp − / − mice in response to iron-deficient diet
2013
Background
Hepcidin, the liver-secreted iron regulatory peptide, maintains systemic iron homeostasis in response to several stimuli including dietary iron levels and body iron status. In addition, iron metabolism is controlled by several local regulatory mechanisms including IRP and Hif-2α activities independently of hepcidin. However, the roles of these mechanisms and their interaction particularly in hepcidin-deficient individuals are not yet fully understood. We, therefore, aimed to explore whether Hamp disruption affects iron homeostatic responses to dietary iron deficiency.
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