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Open Access 01-05-2021 | Anemia | Nephrology - Review

Biomarkers of iron metabolism in chronic kidney disease

Authors: Glogowski Tomasz, Wojtaszek Ewa, Malyszko Jolanta

Published in: International Urology and Nephrology | Issue 5/2021

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Abstract

Iron is the most abundant transition metal in the human body and an essential element required for growth and survival. Our understanding of the molecular control of iron metabolism has increased dramatically over the past 20 years due to the discovery of hepcidin, which regulates the uptake of dietary iron and its mobilization from macrophages and hepatic stores. Anemia and iron deficiency are common in chronic kidney disease. The pathogenesis of anemia of chronic kidney disease is multifactorial. Correction of anemia requires two main treatment strategies: increased stimulation of erythropoiesis, and maintenance of an adequate iron supply to the bone marrow. However, there are still many uncertainties in regard to iron metabolism in patients with chronic kidney disease and in renal replacement therapy. The aim of this review was to summarize the current knowledge on iron metabolism in this population, including new biomarkers of iron status. There is an area of uncertainty regarding diagnostic utility of both erythroferrone (ERFE) and hepcidin in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Higher concentration of hepcidin in oligoanuric patients may reflect decreased renal clearance. Furthermore, the hepcidin-lowering effect of ERFE in ESRD patients treated with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) may be blunted by underlying inflammation and concomitant iron treatment. Thus, future studies should validate the use of ERFE as a biomarker of erythropoiesis and predictor of response to iron and ESA therapy in dialysis-dependent patients.
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Metadata
Title
Biomarkers of iron metabolism in chronic kidney disease
Authors
Glogowski Tomasz
Wojtaszek Ewa
Malyszko Jolanta
Publication date
01-05-2021
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Urology and Nephrology / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 0301-1623
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-020-02663-z

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