Abstract | OBJECTIVES:
Iron is deemed to play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of liver damage in patients with chronic viral hepatitis. Hepcidin has recently emerged as the key hormone in the regulation of iron balance and recycling. We assessed plasma prohepcidin levels in patients with chronic viral hepatitis and investigated the association of this molecule with iron parameters, histologic activity index, and liver fibrosis scores. METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Omer Fatih Olmez, Selim Gurel, Yusuf Yilmaz |
Journal | European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology
(Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol)
Vol. 22
Issue 4
Pg. 461-5
(Apr 2010)
ISSN: 1473-5687 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 19940783
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
- Hepcidins
- Protein Precursors
- Iron
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
(blood, physiology)
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
(blood, pathology)
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
(blood, pathology)
- Hepcidins
- Humans
- Iron
(physiology)
- Liver Cirrhosis
(blood, pathology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Protein Precursors
(blood, physiology)
- Young Adult
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