Increasing dietary protein acutely augments intestinal iron transporter expression and significantly increases iron absorption in rats
Thomas CE, Gaffney‐Stomberg E, Sun B, O'Brien KO, Kerstetter JE, Insogna KL. Increasing dietary protein acutely augments intestinal iron transporter expression and significantly increases iron absorption in rats. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 2476-2483. PMID: 23447582, DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-221945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal Fe absorptionDietary proteinFe absorptionIron transporter expressionTranscript expressionDuodenal mucosaAcute effectsSprague-DawleyStable iron isotopesIron absorptionShort-term effectsIsocaloric dietsIron deficiencyTransporter expressionLittle dataTransferrin receptorExpression of genesSeparate studiesGroupCurrent studyBalance studiesExpressionWhole genome profilingDawleyMucosa