… Iron deficiency has also been associated with poor immune function [23]. There is a … , serum
ferritin levels can be profoundly affected by the presence of inflammation, since serum ferritin …

… In this chapter, we will discuss recent studies on serum ferritin and its roles in iron delivery,
immunity, inflammation, angiogenesis, and cancer as well as its current use as a clinical tool. …

… dual roles of serum ferritin as a measure of both iron status and inflammation. We suggest
benefits of a lower range of serum ferritin as has occurred for total serum cholesterol and …

… to immune stimulation of ferritin synthesis by cytokines [62,63]. … inflammatory disease
characterized by inflammation of joints and increased level of TNFα and IL-1α [64]. Serum ferritin …

… Ferritin also plays an important role in host immune response as is evident from its … An
increased immune response augments the migration of ferritin from the plasma to within the cells, …

… Furthermore, serum ferritin can be considered an inflammatory marker, and the aim of this …
determining the trends of both inflammatory markers during the development of inflammation. …

… inflammatory scores, including the systemic immune-… inflammatory laboratory scores in this
study was superior to that of key diagnostic tools for AOSD used previously. For serum ferritin, …

… The iron then stimulates ferritin synthesis. In the present study, various components of the
non-immune inflammatory response were studied in both acute and chronic inflammatory …

… Another factor associated with high ferritin levels in our patients was a high … inflammation
13–15 and CVR. The fact that the high ferritin levels in our series were associated with immune …

… , serum ferritin levels are known to be closely influenced by non-iron related factors such as
systemic inflammation … Moreover, recent evidence supports the role of ferritin as an immune …