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Down-regulation of Bmp/Smad signaling by Tmprss6 is required for maintenance of systemic iron homeostasis
Finberg KE, Whittlesey RL, Fleming MD, Andrews NC. Down-regulation of Bmp/Smad signaling by Tmprss6 is required for maintenance of systemic iron homeostasis. Blood 2010, 115: 3817-3826. PMID: 20200349, PMCID: PMC2865872, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-05-224808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyAnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBlotting, WesternBone Morphogenetic ProteinsDown-RegulationFemaleGPI-Linked ProteinsHemochromatosis ProteinHepatocytesHepcidinsHomeostasisInhibitor of Differentiation Protein 1IronLiverMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSerine EndopeptidasesSignal TransductionSmad ProteinsConceptsIron deficiency anemiaSystemic iron homeostasisHepcidin expressionSmad signalingIntravenous iron therapyOral iron treatmentSystemic iron overloadIron regulatory hormone hepcidinBMP/Smad signalingBmp6 mRNA levelsSmad Signaling PathwayIron homeostasisIron therapyIron storesDeficiency anemiaIron overloadHepatic levelsType II transmembrane serine proteaseIRIDA patientsTransmembrane serine proteaseFamilial disorderHormone hepcidinIron treatmentHepcidin transcriptionMice
2009
Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia
Finberg KE. Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia. Seminars In Hematology 2009, 46: 378-386. PMID: 19786206, DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2009.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyAnemia, RefractoryAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGPI-Linked ProteinsHematinicsHemochromatosis ProteinHepcidinsHumansInfantInfusions, ParenteralIronIron CompoundsLiverMaleMembrane ProteinsMutationSerine EndopeptidasesTreatment FailureUp-RegulationConceptsIron-refractory iron deficiency anemiaIron deficiency anemiaDeficiency anemiaOral iron treatmentParenteral iron therapyAutosomal recessive disorderIron therapyClinical presentationRecent studiesHepcidin expressionIron absorptionIRIDA patientsTransmembrane serine proteaseIron treatmentAnemiaElevated levelsRecessive disorderHepcidinLiverDisordersTMPRSS6Serine proteases