Respiratory infections drive hepcidin-mediated blockade of iron absorption leading to iron deficiency anemia in African children

Science Advances

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2019, Pages

  Prentice, Andrew M ^a   Bah, Amat ^a   Jallow, Momodou W ^a   Jallow, Amadou T ^a   Sanyang, Saikou ^a   Sise, Ebrima A ^a   Ceesay, Kabiru ^a   Danso, Ebrima ^a   Armitage, Andrew E ^b   Pasricha, Sant Rayn ^c   Drakesmith, Hal ^b   Wathuo, Miriam ^a   Kessler, Noah ^a,d   Cerami, Carla ^a   Wegmüller, Rita ^a,e,f  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e Ground Work   (Switzerland)

^f ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

ADVERSE EVENTS; C-REACTIVE PROTEINS; HEPCIDIN; IRON ABSORPTIONS; IRON DEFICIENCY; LOW GRADE; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL CONDITIONS;

IRON;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON;

BLOOD; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOMARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEPCIDINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; IRON; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 85064059379     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23752548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav9020     Document Type: Article

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