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Serum Erythroferrone During Pregnancy Is Related to Erythropoietin but Does Not Predict the Risk of Anemia
Author(s) -
Katherine M. Delaney,
Ronnie Guillet,
Eva K. Pressman,
Tomas Ganz,
Elizabeta Nemeth,
Kimberly O’Brien
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.1093/jn/nxab093
Subject(s) - hepcidin , erythropoietin , anemia , medicine , pregnancy , endocrinology , iron deficiency anemia , hormone , gestation , biology , genetics
Maintaining adequate iron status during pregnancy is important for the mother and her developing fetus. Iron homeostasis is influenced by 3 regulatory hormones: erythropoietin (EPO), hepcidin, and erythroferrone (ERFE). To date, normative data on ERFE across pregnancy and its relations to other hormones and iron status indicators are limited.

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