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ArticleJournal of inflammation (London, England)2020

Chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia improves markers of iron metabolism in a model of dietary-induced obesity.

Fang Cui, Jing Guo, Hao-Fei Hu, Yi Zhang, Min Shi

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Article in Journal of inflammation (London, England), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Fang CuiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, PR China.
Jing GuoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, PR China.
Hao-Fei HuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, PR China.
Yi ZhangDepartment of Physiology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, PR China.
Min ShiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, PR China. sm8344@sina.com.
Hebei Medical University · CNSecond Hospital of Hebei Medical University · CN

Funding

Hebei Province Medical Science Research Key Project 20160114Hebei Province Science and Technology Plan Project 16277734D
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity, a risk factor for many chronic diseases, is a potential independent risk factor for iron deficiency. Evidence has shown that chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (CIHH) has protective or improved effects on cardiovascular, nervous, metabolic and immune systems. We hypothesized that CIHH may ameliorate the abnormal iron metabolism in obesity. This study was aimed to investigate the effect and the underlying mechanisms of CIHH on iron metabolism in high-fat-high-fructose-induced obese rats.

methodsSix to seven weeks old male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed with different diet for 16 weeks, and according to body weight divided into four groups: control (CON), CIHH (28-day, 6-h daily hypobaric hypoxia treatment simulating an altitude of 5000 m), dietary-induced obesity (DIO; induced by high fat diet and 10% fructose water feeding), and DIO + CIHH groups. The body weight, systolic arterial pressure (SAP), Lee index, fat coefficient, blood lipids, blood routine, iron metabolism parameters, interleukin6 (IL-6) and erythropoietin (Epo) were measured. The morphological changes of the liver, kidney and spleen were examined. Additionally, hepcidin mRNA expression in liver was analyzed.

resultsThe DIO rats displayed obesity, increased SAP, lipids metabolism disorders, damaged morphology of liver, kidney and spleen, disturbed iron metabolism, increased IL-6 level and hepcidin mRNA expression, and decreased Epo compared to CON rats. But all the aforementioned abnormalities in DIO rats were improved in DIO + CIHH rats.

conclusionsCIHH improves iron metabolism disorder in obese rats possibly through the down-regulation of hepcidin by decreasing IL-6 and increasing Epo.

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Chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxiaErythropoietinHepcidinIron metabolismObesity

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