Iron and Atherosclerosis: The Link Revisited.

Iron and Atherosclerosis: The Link Revisited.
Trends Mol Med. 2019 Jun 20;:
Authors: Xu S
Abstract
The causal link between iron and atherosclerosis has been debated. Recent studies have revisited the 'iron hypothesis' by showing that dietary iron overload or elevated non-transferrin bound iron (NTBI) aggravates atherosclerosis in mice by driving vascular dysfunction, thus identifying NTBI as a risk factor and therapeutic target for atherosclerosis.
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Source: Trends in Molecular Medicine - June 19, 2019 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Xu S Tags: Trends Mol Med Source Type: research