Intestinal Iron Transporters in Cardio-Renal Anemia Syndrome

In this study, we assessed intestinal iron transporters in chronic kidney disease (CKD) model rats to investigate the association of intestinal iron transporters in the mechanism of cardio-renal anemia syndrome. Methods and Results: CKD was induced by 5/6 nephrectomy in Sprague-Dawley rats.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - September 20, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Seiki Yasumura, Yoshiro Naito, Makiko Oboshi, Keisuke Okuno, Yoshitaka Okuhara, Tomotaka Ando, Koichi Nishimura, Yoshiyuki Orihara, Masanori Asakura, Tohru Masuyama Source Type: research