title: Role of hepcidin in iron metabolism and potential clinical applications.
abstract: The relatively recent discovery of hepcidin has stimulated renewed research interest in iron metabolism and iron-related disorders, emphasizing the importance of this hormone in many normal and pathologic processes. Important questions still remain to be answered; however, research to date offers promising diagnostic and therapeutic implications for both humans and veterinary species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-4542, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Grimes
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giori
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Fry
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000172:deficiency / Q000502:physiology*; D064451:Hepcidins; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D019189:Iron Metabolism Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; C578702:HAMP protein, human; D064451:Hepcidins; D007501:Iron