Hepcidin and the Iron-Infection Axis
Open Access
- 9 November 2012
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 338 (6108), 768-772
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1224577
Abstract
Double-Edged Iron: Hepcidin is a small peptide hormone discovered by three groups investigating iron-regulated liver genes and antimicrobial peptides. This new hormone turned out not only to regulate iron but also to have homology with peptides required for innate immune responses. Drakesmith and Prentice (p. 768 ) review the importance of hepcidin during infection, explaining how it is involved in withholding iron from microbial pathogens to curtail replication and how intracellular bacteria are able to thwart this host response. Recent work highlights the potential hazards of iron-supplementation in infection, particularly in malaria, whereby an overload of iron, meant to treat malaria-induced anemia, may negate the protective effects of hepcidin.Keywords
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