Should we reconsider iron administration based on prevailing ferritin and hepcidin concentrations?

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 819-826

  Nakanishi, Takeshi ^a   Kuragano, Takahiro ^a   Kaibe, Shoji ^a   Nagasawa, Yasuyuki ^a   Hasuike, Yukiko ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Erythropoiesis stimulating agents; Ferritin; Hepcidin; Iron; Renal anemia

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT; CARRIER PROTEIN; DEVALENT METAL TRANSPORTER 1; FERRIC GLUCONATE; FERRITIN; FERROPORTIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON; IRON TRANSPORT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEMIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TRANSPORT; DRUG USE; ERYTHROID CELL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON METABOLISM; IRON THERAPY; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; FERRITINS; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; IRON; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876295741     PISSN: 13421751     EISSN: 14377799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10157-012-0694-3     Document Type: Review

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