Hepcidin modulation in human diseases: From research to clinic

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 538-551

  Piperno, Alberto ^a,b   Mariani, Raffaella ^a   Trombini, Paola ^b   Girelli, Domenico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anemia; Erythropoiesis; Hemochromatosis; Hepcidin; Iron homeostasis; Liver diseases

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 15; HEMOJUVELIN; HEPCIDIN; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; OXYGENASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR 2; TRANSMEMBRANE SERINE PROTEINASE 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEMIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROPOIESIS; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON OVERLOAD; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER DISEASE; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURFACE ENHANCED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; THALASSEMIA; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 63749113268     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.538     Document Type: Review

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