The microcytic red cell and the anemia of inflammation

N Engl J Med. 2009 Nov 5;361(19):1904-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcibr0906391.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • 5' Untranslated Regions
  • Anemia / etiology
  • Anemia / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / blood
  • Cation Transport Proteins / metabolism*
  • Erythrocyte Indices
  • Gastrointestinal Tract / metabolism
  • Hepcidins
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / complications
  • Iron / metabolism*
  • Iron Deficiencies
  • Iron-Regulatory Proteins / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Transcription, Genetic

Substances

  • 5' Untranslated Regions
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
  • Cation Transport Proteins
  • Hepcidins
  • Iron-Regulatory Proteins
  • metal transporting protein 1
  • Iron