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Activated macrophages induce hepcidin expression in HuH7 hepatoma cells.
Haematologica - 1 Jun 2009
Matak Pavle, Chaston Timothy B, Chung Bomee, Srai Surjit Kaila, McKie Andrew T, Sharp Paul A
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BACKGROUND: Hepcidin is an iron regulatory peptide produced by the liver in response to inflammation and elevated systemic iron. Recent studies suggest that circulating monocytes and resident liver macrophages--Küpffer cells--may influence both basal and inflammatory expression of hepcidin. DESIGN AND METHODS: We used an in vitro co-culture model to investigate hepatocyte hepcidin regulation in the presence of...
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