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Tue, Sep 7, 2010

Serum ferritin is derived primarily from macrophages through a non-classical secretory pathway.

In the clinical setting, serum ferritin evaluation is most commonly used to estimate body iron stores as low serum ferritin ...

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Determinants of Hepcidin in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis: Role of Inflammation.

The peptide hepcidin is considered to play a central role in regulating iron status. Hepcidin binds to ferroportin, a cellular ...

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Haematology Education Goes Global

Both the European School of Hematology (ESH) and the International Society of Hematology (ISH) are holding educational sessions ...

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Sep 7 to 14, 2010

Serum Prohepcidin Levels in Children with Solid Tumors, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Kaya Z, Yildiz E, Gursel T, et al.

J Trop Pediatr 2010 Jul 2. [Epub ahead of print]

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{alpha}1-Acid glycoprotein, hepcidin, C-reactive protein, and serum ferritin are correlated in anemic schoolchildren with Schistosoma haematobium.

Ayoya MA, Spiekermann-Brouwer GM, Stoltzfus RJ, et al.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jun;91(6):1784-90. Epub 2010 Apr 21.

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Hepcidin is not useful as a biomarker for iron needs in haemodialysis patients on maintenance erythropoiesis-stimulating agents.

Tessitore N, Girelli D, Campostrini N, et al.

Nephrol Dial Transplant 2010 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print]

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This study examined whether hepcidin could be used as a tool for managing iron therapy in haemodialysis (HD) patients on erythropoiesis-stimulating agents ... 


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ITO Textbook - Chapter 1: Iron Metabolism

Nancy Andrews

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Review of issues relating to iron and infection.

Fishbane S

Am J Kidney Dis 1999;34(4 Suppl 2):S47-52.

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