Hepcidin as a Sensitive and Treatment-Responsive Acute-Phase Marker in Patients with Bacteremia: A P...
Hepcidin as a Sensitive and Treatment-Responsive Acute-Phase Marker in Patients with Bacteremia: A Pilot Study
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Basel: MDPI AG
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Hepcidin regulates iron metabolism by inhibiting intestinal iron absorption and iron release from iron stores. In addition to iron overload, inflammatory conditions also up-regulate hepcidin synthesis, which may serve as an antimicrobial defense by reducing iron availability to the invading microbes. The purpose of this study is to test this hypoth...
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Hepcidin as a Sensitive and Treatment-Responsive Acute-Phase Marker in Patients with Bacteremia: A Pilot Study
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_c0bde628847b42d3b9fcd9fc36e1d3d9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_c0bde628847b42d3b9fcd9fc36e1d3d9
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2075-4418
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2075-4418
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10.3390/diagnostics12061404
