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Targeting Iron Homeostasis in Acute Kidney Injury.


ABSTRACT: Iron is an essential metal involved in several major cellular processes required to maintain life. Because of iron's ability to cause oxidative damage, its transport, metabolism, and storage is strictly controlled in the body, especially in the small intestine, liver, and kidney. Iron plays a major role in acute kidney injury and has been a target for therapeutic intervention. However, the therapies that have been effective in animal models of acute kidney injury have not been successful in human beings. Targeting iron trafficking via ferritin, ferroportin, or hepcidin may offer new insights. This review focuses on the biology of iron, particularly in the kidney, and its implications in acute kidney injury.

SUBMITTER: Walker VJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5439503 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Targeting Iron Homeostasis in Acute Kidney Injury.

Walker Vyvyca J VJ   Agarwal Anupam A  

Seminars in nephrology 20160101 1


Iron is an essential metal involved in several major cellular processes required to maintain life. Because of iron's ability to cause oxidative damage, its transport, metabolism, and storage is strictly controlled in the body, especially in the small intestine, liver, and kidney. Iron plays a major role in acute kidney injury and has been a target for therapeutic intervention. However, the therapies that have been effective in animal models of acute kidney injury have not been successful in huma  ...[more]

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