Serum Hepcidin as an Inflammatory Marker in Chronic Kidney Disease
Jyothi Elizabeth Roy, B. Shanthi & V. S. Kalai Selvi · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2020
Background: Hepcidin is known to be the central regulator of iron homeostasis in the body. It is up-regulated by inflammation and downregulated by anemia. CKD is a state of chronic inflammation seen in kidney. Previous work has shown that serum hepcidin levels were increased in p...
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10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1230558