生产肝的荷尔蒙, hepcidin,看起来是在铁的关键播放器新陈代谢。hepcidin 的 overexpression 是发炎的贫血症的内在的原因。禁止 hepcidin 表示的混合物的鉴定能改善与发炎联系的贫血症。在当前的学习,我们第一次证明了 AG490 显著地在老鼠废除 hepcidin 表示。我们的工作代表一条新奇途径为发炎的贫血症和发生在另外的条件下面的贫血症的治疗压制 hepcidin 表示。
A liver-produced hormone, hepcidin, appears to be the key player in iron metabolism. The overexpression of hepcidin is the underlying cause of anemia of inflammation. The identification of compounds inhibiting hepcidin expression could ameliorate anemia associated with inflammation. In the current study, we have demonstrated for the first time that AG490 signifi cantly abolishes hepcidin expression in mice. Our work represents a novel approach to suppress hepcidin expression for treatment of anemia of inflammation and anemias occurring under other conditions.