The peptide hormone leptin regulates food intake, body mass, and reproductive function and
plays a role in fetal growth, proinflammatory immune responses, angiogenesis and lipolysis …

Anaemia affects roughly a third of the world's population; half the cases are due to iron
deficiency. It is a major and global public health problem that affects maternal and child …

This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on the use of
indicators for assessing a population's iron status and application of the use of ferritin …

Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a major cause of morbidity and burden of disease
worldwide. It can generally be diagnosed by blood testing and remedied by iron …

Background Guidelines on heart failure (HF) define iron deficiency (ID) as a serum ferritin<
100 ng/mL or, when 100-299 ng/mL, a transferrin saturation (TSAT)< 20%. Inflammation …

Iron is an essential element required by cells and has been described as a key player in
ferroptosis. Ferritin operates as a fundamental iron storage protein in cells forming …

Background: Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency (ID) vary widely
across indications. Objective: We reviewed all available guidelines on the management of …

Iron deficiency anemia is the most common and most treatable of all anemias. There is an
evolving understanding that iron deficiency can lead to symptoms independent of anemia …

Biochemical assessment of iron status relies on serum-based indicators, such as serum
ferritin (SF), transferrin saturation, and soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR), as well as …

Ferritin is one of the most frequently requested laboratory tests in primary and secondary
care, and levels often deviate from reference ranges. Serving as an indirect marker for total …