Research Article

Iron as the Key Modulator of Hepcidin Expression in Erythroid Antibody-Mediated Hypoplasia

Table 2

Hematological and biochemical data at the end of protocol (9 weeks).

ParametersGroups
Control50 IU rHuEPO 200 IU rHuEPO

EPO (mIU/mL)1.87 ± 0.251.65 ± 0.231.80 ± 0.21
Iron (µg/dL) 183.63 ± 41.58188.63 ± 35.27 255.14 ± 112.28a,b
Ferritin (ng/dL)165.13 ± 19.19168.50 ± 42.95162.57 ± 39.81
Transferrin (mg/mL) 97.75 ± 8.6899.38 ± 6.5996.14 ± 9.68
Glucose (mg/dL) 160.88 ± 29.04174.62 ± 20.21187.71 ± 37.43
Creatinine (mg/dL)0.40 ± 0.050.37 ± 0.030.35 ± 0.06
Urea (mg/dL)45.10 ± 1.9245.05 ± 3.5642.74 ± 5.10
Uric acid (mg/dL) 0.94 ± 0.460.70 ± 0.131.03 ± 0.52
Bilirubin (ng/mL) 0.043 ± 0.0160.054 ± 0.0130.064 ± 0.014
IL-6 (pg/mL) 138.10 ± 5.34139.98 ± 6.12130.16 ± 5.06a,b
hsCRP (µg/mL) 229.31 ± 24.55237.49 ± 28.92249.46 ± 33.49
IFN- (pg/mL) 24.44 ± 23.0721.45 ± 6.8020.82 ± 10.13
TGF-β1 (ng/mL)80.21 ± 4.9980.03 ± 17.2278.10 ± 5.55
VEGF (pg/mL) 5.36 ± 4.265.84 ± 3.856.04 ± 3.25

Results are expressed as mean ± SD. versus control; versus 50 IU rHuEPO. IL-6: interleukin-6; hsCRP: high-sensitive C-reactive protein; IFN-γ: interferon-γ; TGF-β: transforming growth factor beta1; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor.