Anemia of inflammation: the cytokine-hepcidin link
AUTOR(ES)
Andrews, Nancy C.
FONTE
American Society for Clinical Investigation
RESUMO
The anemia of inflammation, commonly observed in patients with chronic infections, malignancy, trauma, and inflammatory disorders, is a well-known clinical entity. Until recently, we understood little about its pathogenesis. It now appears that the inflammatory cytokine IL-6 induces production of hepcidin, an iron-regulatory hormone that may be responsible for most or all of the features of this disorder.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=398435Documentos Relacionados
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