title: Iron-regulatory protein hepcidin is increased in female athletes after a marathon.
abstract: The propose of this study was to determine the influence of marathon race on hepcidin excretion in female athletes (age 26-45 years). Urine samples were taken before, immediately after, 1 and 3 days after the race. In the average, hepcidin transiently increased at day 1 from 32 to 85 ng/mg creatinine. We propose that the frequently observed iron deficiency of females runners is caused by elevated hepcidin levels.
authors.affiliation: Labor 28, Mecklenburgische Str. 28, 14193, Berlin, Germany. lroecker@zedat.fu-berlin.de
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roecker
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meier-Buttermilch
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brechtel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nemeth
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ganz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000652:urine*; D005260:Female; D064451:Hepcidins; D006801:Humans; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology*; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; C578702:HAMP protein, human; D064451:Hepcidins