Most non-communicable diseases involve inflammatory changes in one or more vascular
systems, and there is considerable evidence that unliganded iron plays major roles in this …

Iron is an essential micronutrient for athletes, intricately linked to their performance, by
regulating cellular respiration and metabolism. Impaired iron levels in the body can …

Medical Histology is the microscopic study of tissues and organs through sectioning,
staining, and examining those sections under a microscope. Often called microscopic …

It is well-known that individuals with increased iron levels are more prone to thrombotic
diseases, mainly due to the presence of unliganded iron, and thereby the increased …

Iron is a biologically essential metal, but excess iron can cause damage to the
cardiovascular and nervous systems. We examined the effects of extracellular Fe2+ on …

Advances in recent years in the understanding of, and the genetic diagnosis of hereditary
hemochromatosis (HH) have changed the approach to iron overload hereditary diseases …

BACKGROUND Red blood cells (RBCs) contain large amounts of iron, and periodic
therapeutic phlebotomy is thus the main treatment for hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and high liver iron deposits have both been associated with the
development of cirrhosis. Among HBV factors, genotype and mutations in the basal core …

Background Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is the most common autosomal recessive
disorder in white people, characterized by highly abnormal uptake of iron from the …

Liver biopsy is considered the gold standart for the diagnosis of cirrhosis, it has important
limitations, such as being invasive, having the potential for complications and false-negative …