Low Serum Hepcidin in Patients with Autoimmune Liver Diseases.

Low Serum Hepcidin in Patients with Autoimmune Liver Diseases.

Hepcidin, a liver hormone, is important for both innate immunity and iron metabolism regulation. As dysfunction of the hepcidin pathway may contribute to liver pathology, we analysed liver hepcidin mRNA and serum hepcidin in patients with chronic liver diseases. Hepcidin mRNA levels were determined...

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Main Authors: Aggeliki Lyberopoulou, Georgia Chachami, Nikolaos K Gatselis, Eleni Kyratzopoulou, Asterios Saitis, Stella Gabeta, Petros Eliades, Efrosini Paraskeva, Kalliopi Zachou, George K Koukoulis, Avgi Mamalaki, George N Dalekos, George Simos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4535884?pdf=render

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