mRNA levels of placental iron and zinc transporter genes are upregulated in Gambian women with low iron and zinc status

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 147, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1401-1409

  Jobarteh, Modou Lamin ^a,b   McArdle, Harry J ^b   Holtrop, Grietje ^c   Sise, Ebrima A ^a   Prentice, Andrew M ^a   Moore, Sophie E ^a,d  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intervention; Iron; Lipid based nutrient supplement; Micronutrient; MRNA; Placenta; Prenatal; Transporter; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CD71 ANTIGEN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON; IRON TRANSPORTER; MESSENGER RNA; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 2; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; ZINC TRANSPORTER; ZIP4 PROTEIN; ZIP8 PROTEIN; ZYKLOPEN; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GAMBIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON TRANSPORT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL PLASMA; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLACENTA; PREGNANT WOMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UPREGULATION; ZINC TRANSPORT; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CALORIC INTAKE; DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FETUS BLOOD; GAMBIA; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FOLIC ACID; GAMBIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IRON; MICRONUTRIENTS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; ZINC;

EID: 85021735442     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.244780     Document Type: Article

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