title: Pharmacology of iron transport.
abstract: Elucidating the molecular basis for the regulation of iron uptake, storage, and distribution is necessary to understand iron homeostasis. Pharmacological tools are emerging to identify and distinguish among different iron transport pathways. Stimulatory or inhibitory small molecules with effects on iron uptake can help characterize the mechanistic elements of iron transport and the roles of the transporters involved in these processes. In particular, iron chelators can serve as potential pharmacological tools to alleviate diseases of iron overload. This review focuses on the pharmacology of iron transport, introducing iron transport membrane proteins and known inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Shaina L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Divya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wessling-Resnick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D007501:Iron