Duodenal HFE expression and hepcidin levels determine body iron homeostasis: Modulation by genetic diversity and dietary iron availability

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 373-382

  Ludwiczek, Susanne ^a   Theurl, Igor ^a   Artner Dworzak, Erika ^a   Chorney, Michael ^b   Weiss, Guenter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Hemochromatosis; Iron absorption; Iron transport

Indexed keywords

FERROPORTIN 1; HEPCIDIN; HFE PROTEIN; IRON; MESSENGER RNA; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 2; TRANSFERRIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DUODENUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMEOSTASIS; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON INTAKE; IRON METABOLISM; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON TRANSPORT; LIVER; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; DUODENUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HOMEOSTASIS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; IRON-REGULATORY PROTEINS; LIVER; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; RNA, MESSENGER; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 3042745199     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-004-0542-3     Document Type: Article

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