MAIN DISORDERS OF IRON METABOLISM: Increased iron requirements, limited external supply, and increased blood loss may lead to iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anaemia. In chronic inflammation, the excess of hepcidin decreases iron absorption and prevents iron recycling, resulting in hypoferraemia and iron restricted erythropoiesis, despite normal iron stores (functional iron deficiency)...

The Department of Nutritional Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University hosted a symposium entitled "Iron Works…The John Beard Memorial Symposium" in University Park, PA, on November 2, 2009. This one-day scientific symposium was held in honor of the late John Beard and was organized by Jere Haas, Shannon Kelleher, Terry Etherton, James Connor, and Gordon Jensen. The goal of the symposium w...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to understand the prevalence and clinical relevance of iron deficiency in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). BACKGROUND Iron availability influences the pulmonary vascular response to hypoxia in humans and may be significant in the pathogenesis of IPAH. METHODS Iron deficiency, defined by raised levels of soluble transferrin recepto...

background iron deficiency is one of the most prevalent anemia. 2 million people in the world suffer from it. all young girls are at higher risk for iron defiency anemia, therefore,diagnosis and prevention of this anemia in the young age is very important. materials and methods: a total of 1500 high school girls educated in five regions of education of mashhad (ages 14-18 years) were studied. c...

Iron has been recognized as a potent hematinic since the inception of hematology as a clinical discipline. Even ancient civilizations believed in the beneficial effects of medicinal iron. Nevertheless, the precise functional liabilities of iron lack remain the subject of continuing debate. The consequences of iron deficiency, particularly from a socioeconomic standpoint, are especially importan...

background: it is clear that helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) is a spiral bacterium that infects human and causes gastritis and peptic ulcer. the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between h .pylori infection and the iron status of the body. methods: this study was conducted in shahid beheshti hospital of babol university of medical sciences, babol, iran from august 2007 to july...

background: iron deficiency anemia is one of the important problems during pregnancy.  iron deficiency has several adverse effects on pregnant women and their newborns.   objective: to determine the status of iron store in newborns born to mothers with iron deficiency anemia.   methods: in a cross-sectional study, 90 mothers were categorized into three groups according to their pre-delivery hem...

Background: Iron deficiency and its related anemia, which is the world’s most widespread nutritional deficiency, can be one of the possible consequences of regular blood donation. This research was carried out to compare iron stores in regular blood donors and first-time blood donors in Tehran Regional Blood Transfusion Center. Materials and Methods: This study was carried out on 2,149 male bl...