The roles of iron and HFE genotype in neurological diseases

Y Kim, JR Connor - Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Iron accumulation is a recurring pathological phenomenon in many neurological diseases
including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and …

Regulation of iron homeostasis: Lessons from mouse models

S Altamura, O Marques, S Colucci, C Mertens… - Molecular Aspects of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Iron is an essential micronutrient and a critical cofactor for proteins involved in fundamental
processes such as oxygen transport, energy production and DNA synthesis. However, iron …

Critical role for iron accumulation in the pathogenesis of fibrotic lung disease

MK Ali, RY Kim, AC Brown, C Donovan… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Increased iron levels and dysregulated iron homeostasis, or both, occur in several lung
diseases. Here, the effects of iron accumulation on the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis …

Crucial role for lung iron level and regulation in the pathogenesis and severity of asthma

MK Ali, RY Kim, AC Brown, JR Mayall… - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Accumulating evidence highlights links between iron regulation and respiratory disease.
Here, we assessed the relationship between iron levels and regulatory responses in clinical …

Hereditary hemochromatosis promotes colitis and colon cancer and causes bacterial dysbiosis in mice

S Sivaprakasam, B Ristic, N Mudaliar… - Biochemical …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), an iron-overload disease, is a prevalent genetic
disorder. As excess iron causes a multitude of metabolic disturbances, we postulated that …

ESAT-6 protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis increases Holotransferrin-mediated Iron uptake in macrophages by downregulating surface hemochromatosis protein …

V Jha, R Pal, D Kumar… - The Journal of …, 2020 - journals.aai.org
Iron is an essential element for Mycobacterium tuberculosis; it has at least 40 enzymes that
require iron as a cofactor. Accessibility of iron at the phagosomal surface inside macrophage …

Iron Overload Mimicking Conditions Skews Bone Marrow Dendritic Cells Differentiation into MHCIIlowCD11c+CD11b+F4/80+ Cells

G Verna, M Liso, S De Santis, M Dicarlo… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Iron overload is an undesired effect of frequent blood transfusions or genetic diseases.
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients become transfusion dependent, but due to the …

[PDF][PDF] Animal models for hepatocellular carcinoma arising from alcoholic and metabolic liver diseases

K Liu, J Chen, GW McCaughan - Hepatoma Res, 2020 - researchgate.net
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major and increasing cause of clinical and economic
burden worldwide. Now that there are effective therapies to control or eradicate viral …

Development of a liver targeted macromolecular iron chelator for the treatment of iron overload

U Abbasi - 2020 - open.library.ubc.ca
Patients with thalassemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, sickle cell disease and other
acquired anemia require life sustaining and often repeated red blood cell transfusions …

Development of a cardiac-targeted macromolecular chelator for the treatment of iron overload

LE Takeuchi - 2020 - open.library.ubc.ca
Disorders of hemoglobin, such as sickle cell anemia and thalassemia, are an increasing
global health concern for which patients must regularly receive blood transfusions …