Open AccessEffect of alcohol exposure on hepatic superoxide generation and hepcidin expression
Author(s) -
Duygu Dee Harrison-Findik,
Sizhao Lu,
Emily M Zmijewski,
Jocelyn Jones,
Matthew C. Zimmerman
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of biological chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8454
DOI - 10.4331/wjbc.v4.i4.119
Subject(s) - sod2 , hepcidin , superoxide dismutase , blot , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , endocrinology , mitochondrion , chemistry , biology , andrology , oxidative stress , biochemistry , gene , inflammation
To understand the role of mitochondrial-produced superoxide (O2 (•-)) in the regulation of iron-regulatory hormone, hepcidin by alcohol in the liver.