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Increased duodenal iron uptake and transfer in a rat model of chronic hypoxia is accompanied by reduced hepcidin expression.

P S Leung, S K Srai, M Mascarenhas, L J Churchill, E S Debnam

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Article in Gut, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Hypoxia enhances HRedox biology · 2018
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  18. HIF-2alpha, but not HIF-1alpha, promotes iron absorption in mice.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2009
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  19. Liver-gut axis in the regulation of iron homeostasis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2007
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

P S LeungDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, P R China.
S K Srai
M Mascarenhas
L J Churchill
E S Debnam
Chinese University of Hong Kong · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite the requirement for increased iron delivery for erythropoiesis during hypoxia, there is very little information on how duodenal iron uptake and its transfer to the blood adapts to this condition.

aimsTo assess the effects of 30 days of chronic hypoxia in rats on luminal iron uptake and transfer of the metal to blood, together with gene expression of hepcidin, a proposed negative regulator of iron transport.

methods59-Fe uptake by isolated duodenum and its transfer to blood by in vivo duodenal segments was measured after exposure of rats to room air or 10% oxygen for four weeks. Liver hepcidin expression was measured by real time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The effects of hypoxia on hepcidin gene expression by HepG2 cells was also determined.

resultsHypoxia did not affect villus length but enhanced (+192.6%) luminal iron uptake by increasing the rate of uptake by all enterocytes, particularly those on the upper villus. Hypoxia promoted iron transfer to the blood but reduced mucosal iron accumulation in vivo by 66.7%. Hypoxia reduced expression of hepcidin mRNA in both rat liver and HepG2 cells.

conclusionsProlonged hypoxia enhances iron transport from duodenal lumen to blood but the process is unable to fully meet the iron requirement for increased erythropoiesis. Reduced secretion of hepcidin may be pivotal to the changes in iron absorption. The processes responsible for suppression of hepcidin expression are unknown but are likely to involve a direct effect of hypoxia on hepatocytes.

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AnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesCells, CulturedChronic DiseaseDisease Models, AnimalDuodenumGene Expression RegulationGlyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate DehydrogenasesHepcidinsHypoxiaIronLiverRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesGlyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate DehydrogenasesHamp protein, ratHepcidinsIronRNA, Messenger

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PMID15914574
PMCPMC1774692
OpenAlexW1991630958

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