An Overview of Iron Metabolism in Health and Disease

Utkurovich, Nabiyev Abdusamat (2021) An Overview of Iron Metabolism in Health and Disease. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 33 (8). pp. 70-78. ISSN 2456-8899

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.9734/jammr%2F2021%2Fv33i830888

Abstract

Humanironmetabolismisthesetofchemicalreactionsthatmaintainhumanhomeostasisofironatthesystemicandcellularlevel.Ironisbothnecessarytothebodyandpotentiallytoxic.Controllingironlevelsinthebodyisacriticallyimportantpartofmanyaspectsofhumanhealthanddisease.Irondeficiencystatesarethereasonforadecreaseinworkingcapacity,anincreaseinsusceptibilitytoviraldiseases,especiallyinchildrenandcausegrowthanddevelopmentretardation.Ironoverloadandpoisoningleadtotheactivationofprocessesthatcancausecelldeath.Timelydiagnosisofdisordersofironmetabolismandsubsequentmonitoringoftreatmentrequireknowledgeofnotonlypathophysiologicalmechanisms,butalsomethodologicalcapabilitiesandcorrectinterpretationofclinicalandbiochemicalparametersofironmetabolism.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Diagnosis;irondeficiencyanemia;hemochromatosis;hepcidin;hemosiderin;transferring;ferritin.
Subjects:	Library Eprints > Medical Science
Depositing User:	Managing Editor
Date Deposited:	12 Nov 2022 07:23
Last Modified:	05 Jul 2025 05:41
URI:	http://scholar.promo4article.com/id/eprint/105

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