Hepcidin and Iron Homeostasis in Patients with Subacute Thyroiditis and Healthy Subjects

• Main Authors: Aleksandra Hernik (Author), Ewelina Szczepanek-Parulska (Author), Dorota Filipowicz (Author), Agata Czarnywojtek (Author), Elżbieta Wrotkowska (Author), Lucyna Kramer (Author), Alina Urbanovych (Author), Marek Ruchała (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose. Hepcidin is an acute-phase protein involved also in regulation of iron homeostasis. The aim of the study was to prospectively assess for the first time the hepcidinEL concentration in patients with subacute thyroiditis (SAT), to identify biochemical determinants of hepcidinEL concentration...