Mild to Moderate Food Deprivation Increases Hepcidin and Results in Hypoferremia and Tissue Iron Sequestration in Mice.
Robert D MurphyKelsey M JamesJames R IppolitoDavid E BarneyKatelyn M MillerNancy E MurphyJess A GwinStefan M PasiakosJames P McClungLee M MargolisStephen R HennigarPublished in: The Journal of nutrition (2022)
FD increases hepcidin in male and female mice and results in hypoferremia and tissue iron sequestration. These findings suggest that increased hepcidin with FD may contribute to the disturbances in iron homeostasis with undernutrition.