Open AccessIncreased hepcidin expression in colorectal carcinogenesis
Author(s) -
Douglas G. Ward,
Keith Roberts,
Matthew Brookes,
Howard Joy,
Ashley Martin,
Tariq Ismail,
Robert Spychal,
Tariq Iqbal,
Chris Tselepis
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.1339
Subject(s) - hepcidin , colorectal cancer , ferroportin , carcinogenesis , immunohistochemistry , medicine , cancer , mouse model of colorectal and intestinal cancer , cancer research , oncology , inflammation
To investigate whether the iron stores regulator hepcidin is implicated in colon cancer-associated anaemia and whether it might have a role in colorectal carcinogenesis.