Expression of serum BMP6 and hepcidin in cancer-related anemia
Zhen Cheng, Min Yan, Ye Lu, Xiangtao Pan
Abstract
The occurrence of anemia in patients with elevated CRP is associated with hepcidin over-expression, while in patients with normal CRP is associated with BMP6 over-expression. We speculate BMP6 and hepcidin likely play different roles in the occurrence of cancer-related anemia.
Topics & Concepts
HepcidinAnemiaMedicineInternal medicineBone morphogenetic protein 6GastroenterologyFerritinHemoglobinSerum ironEndocrinologyBone morphogenetic protein 7Bone morphogenetic proteinChemistryBiochemistryGeneIron Metabolism and DisordersErythropoietin and Anemia TreatmentTrace Elements in Health