Anemia of inflammation: the cytokine-hepcidin link.
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Abstract
The anemia of inflammation, commonly observed in patients with chronic infections, malignancy, trauma, and inflammatory disorders, is a well-known clinical entity. Until recently, we understood little about its pathogenesis. It now appears that the inflammatory cytokine IL-6 induces production of hepcidin, an iron-regulatory hormone that may be responsible for most or all of the features of this disorder.
Medical subject headings
- Anemia
- Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
- Cytokines
- Inflammation
- Interleukin-6