Comparative Study of the Effects of Lactoferrin versus Oral Iron Therapy in Obese Children and Adolescents with Iron Deficiency Anemia
Manal Mahmoud Atia, Rasha Mohamed Gama, Mohamed Attia Saad & Mohammed Amr Hamam · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2021
Greater prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) has been observed in overweight and obese children and adolescents. Hepcidin acts as a key regulator of iron metabolism. Hepcidin synthesis increases in response inflammatory cytokines especially Interleukin-6 (IL-6). Considering that ob...
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10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i2131138