Hepcidin, inflammation and iron absorption: why stress can keep ferritin low
nutrition · American Journal of Hematology · 2020
Chronic stress raises the hormone hepcidin, which locks iron inside storage cells and blocks gut absorption — so ferritin can stay low even with good iron intake.
Authors
Ganz T, Nemeth E
Research lens
Chronic stress raises the hormone hepcidin, which locks iron inside storage cells and blocks gut absorption — so ferritin can stay low even with good iron intake.
- iron
- ferritin
- hepcidin
- stress
- inflammation