Cargando…

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

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most prevalent nutritional condition worldwide. We studied the contribution of hepcidin-mediated iron blockade to IDA in African children. We measured hepcidin and hemoglobin weekly, and hematological, inflammatory, and iron biomarkers at baseline, 7 weeks, and 12...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Prentice, Andrew M., Bah, Amat, Jallow, Momodou W., Jallow, Amadou T., Sanyang, Saikou, Sise, Ebrima A., Ceesay, Kabiru, Danso, Ebrima, Armitage, Andrew E., Pasricha, Sant-Rayn, Drakesmith, Hal, Wathuo, Miriam, Kessler, Noah, Cerami, Carla, Wegmüller, Rita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2019
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6436921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30944864
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav9020