Eppur Si Muove: ferritin is essential in modulating inflammation
- 9 November 2017
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical and Experimental Immunology
- Vol. 191 (2), 149-150
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cei.13069
Abstract
Ferritin, which was only discovered in the last century, has stirred a formidable debate. Ferritin has long been appreciated as a non-specific acute-phase reactant. Several years ago, we hypothesized the contributory role of ferritin as a pathogenic molecule rather than being a product of inflammation. The latest emerging evidence provides support to this notion. Such revelation provides a step forward towards the understanding of disease conditions associated with hyperferritinaemia, and hence provide new targets for treatment modalities.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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