The trypanosomal transferrin receptor of trypanosoma brucei : a review [PDF]
, 2019 Iron is an essential element for life. Its uptake and utility requires a careful balancing with its toxic capacity, with mammals evolving a safe and bio-viable means of its transport and storage. This transport and storage is also utilized as part of the
Kariuki, Christopher K. +2 more
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Iron metabolism of intestinal mucosa in various blood diseases [PDF]
, 1964 For the investigation of iron metabolism in the intestinal mucosa in various blood diseases, intestinal biopsy (duodenum) was performed on 10 healthy controls and 35 cases with various blood diseases.
Kimura, Ikuro +2 more
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The electrophoresis of transferrins in urea/polyacrylamide gels [PDF]
, 1980 The denaturation of transferrin by urea has been studied by (a) electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gels incorporating a urea gradient, (b) measurements of the loss in iron-binding capacity and (c) u.v. difference spectrometry. In human serum transferrin
Evans, RW, Williams, J
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Blood, 2018 Ferroportin (FPN), the only known vertebrate iron exporter, transports iron from intestinal, splenic, and hepatic cells into the blood to provide iron to other tissues and cells in vivo.
De-Liang Zhang +4 more
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Studies of the binding of different iron donors to human serum transferrin and isolation of iron-binding fragments from the N- and C-Terminal regions of the protein [PDF]
, 1978 1. Trypsin digestion of human serum transferrin partially saturated with iron(III)- nitrilotriacetate at pH5.5 or pH 8.5 produces a carbohydrate-containing iron-binding fragment of mol.wt. 43000. 2. When iron(III) citrate, FeCI3, iron(II) ascorbate and
Evans, RW, Williams, J
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High Serum Iron level is Associated with Increased Mortality in Patients with Sepsis
Scientific Reports, 2018 Iron is an essential nutrient for bacterial survival and thus higher iron levels may precipitate bacterial infections. We investigated the association between the serum iron level and prognosis in patients with sepsis by using the single-centre Medical ...
Peng Lan +10 more
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Evaluation and association of serum iron and ferritin levels in children with dental caries
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2017 Background: Iron deficiency anemia accounts for 90% of all types of anemia in the world. Although the prevalence has declined in recent years, it remains an important pediatric public health problem.
N S Venkatesh Babu +1 more
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Iron Status and Analysis of Efficacy and Safety of Ferric Carboxymaltose Treatment in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease [PDF]
, 2012 Background and Aims:We analyzed iron deficiency and the therapeutic response following intravenous ferric carboxymaltose in a large single-center inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) cohort.
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American journal of hematology/oncology, 2018 The bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)‐SMAD signaling pathway is a key transcriptional regulator of hepcidin in response to tissue iron stores, serum iron, erythropoietic drive and inflammation to increase the iron supply when needed for erythropoiesis ...
Chia‐Yu Wang +5 more
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Serum Levels of Selenium, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, and Iron in Prostate Cancer Patients
Current Urology, 2020 Backgrounds: Variations of trace element contents may be associated with several diseases including metabolic disorders, cellular growth disturbance, mutation and tumorigenesis.
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