Dietary protein upregulates fractional intestinal iron absorption and directly increases DMT1 transcript and protein expression
Cucchi C, Gaffney‐Stomberg E, Sun B, O'Brien K, Kerstetter J, Insogna K. Dietary protein upregulates fractional intestinal iron absorption and directly increases DMT1 transcript and protein expression. The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: lb193-lb193. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.lb193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein dietDietary proteinProtein expressionCaco-2 BBe cellsIntestinal Fe absorptionFe absorption studiesIntestinal iron absorptionTranscript expressionAmino acid-free mediumDMT1 protein levelsAmino acid treatmentDMT1 protein expressionProtein doseIron absorptionBBE cellsIron deficiencyAcid-free mediumRatsProtein levelsDietDMT1 transcriptsAmino acidsFe absorptionWestern analysisKey regulator