Journal
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Volume 72, Issue -, Pages 23-40Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.03.039
Keywords
Hemoglobinopathy; Thalassemia; Iron overload; Hemochromatosis; Sickle cell disease; Magnetic resonance imaging; Chelation; ROS; Iron toxicity; Transfusion
Funding
- NHLBI NIH HHS [U01 HL117718] Funding Source: Medline
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Iron overload and iron toxicity, whether because of increased absorption or iron loading from repeated transfusions, can be major causes of morbidity and mortality in a number of chronic anemias. Significant advances have been made in our understanding of iron homeostasis over the past decade. At the same time, advances in magnetic resonance imaging have allowed clinicians to monitor and quantify iron concentrations noninvasively in specific organs. Furthermore, effective iron chelators are now available, including preparations that can be taken orally. This has resulted in substantial improvement in mortality and morbidity for patients with severe chronic iron overload. This paper reviews the key points of iron homeostasis and attempts to place clinical observations in patients with transfusional iron overload in context with the current understanding of iron homeostasis in humans. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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