Anti-TNF-α Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Improves Anemia through Downregulating Hepatocyte Hepcidin Expression in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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The levels of hepcidin are relevant to IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-17, respectively, in the sera of IBD patients. (a) Correlation between the levels of hepcidin and IL-6 in UC patients (), (b) correlation between the levels of hepcidin and IL-6 in CD patients (), (c) correlation between the levels of hepcidin and TNF-α in UC patients (), (d) correlation between the levels of hepcidin and TNF-α in CD patients (), (e) correlation between the levels of hepcidin and IL-17 in UC patients (), and (f) correlation between the levels of hepcidin and IL-17 in CD patients (). Correlation analysis was performed by Spearman’s correlation analysis. values are shown in each panel.

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