Prepregnancy Obesity Does Not Impact Placental Iron Trafficking
Author(s) -
Lisa TussingHumphreys,
Bazil LaBomascus,
Kimberly O’Brien,
Elizabeta Nemeth,
Veena Sangkhae,
Alana Steffen,
Karla Castellanos,
Victoria deMartelly,
Rungnapa Ruchob,
Lauren Welke,
Nefertiti OjiNjideka Hemphill,
Lacey Pezley,
Andrew McLeod,
Bruni Hirsch,
Gloria Elam,
Carol Estwing Ferrans,
Mary Dawn Koenig
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/nxab191
Subject(s) - hepcidin , placenta , transferrin receptor , ferroportin , umbilical cord , pregnancy , fetus , ferritin , medicine , cord blood , hemoglobin , inflammation , andrology , endocrinology , physiology , obesity , iron deficiency , gestation , transferrin , biology , anemia , immunology , genetics
Iron is critical for fetal development. Neonates of obese women may be at risk for poor iron status at birth as a result of maternal inflammation-driven overexpression of hepcidin.
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