Higher Hepcidin Levels in Adolescents with Obesity Are Associated with Metabolic Syndrome Dyslipidemia and Visceral Fat

• Main Authors: Reyna Rodríguez-Mortera (Author), Russell Caccavello (Author), Ricardo Hermo (Author), María Eugenia Garay-Sevilla (Author), Alejandro Gugliucci (Author)
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• 出版: MDPI AG, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Tightly regulated iron metabolism prevents oxidative stress. Hepcidin is a hormone that regulates iron flow in plasma; its production is induced by an iron overload and by inflammation. It inhibits iron entry into the circulation by blocking dietary absorption in the duodenum, the release of recycle...