Anemia of inflammation

G Weiss, T Ganz, LT Goodnough - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2019 - ashpublications.org
Anemia of inflammation (AI), also known as anemia of chronic disease (ACD), is regarded
as the most frequent anemia in hospitalized and chronically ill patients. It is prevalent in …

[HTML][HTML] The role of nutrition in COVID-19 susceptibility and severity of disease: a systematic review

PT James, Z Ali, AE Armitage, A Bonell, C Cerami… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Many nutrients have powerful immunomodulatory actions with the potential to
alter susceptibility to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, progression to …

Anaemia and malaria

NJ White - Malaria journal, 2018 - Springer
Malaria is a major cause of anaemia in tropical areas. Malaria infection causes haemolysis
of infected and uninfected erythrocytes and bone marrow dyserythropoiesis which …

[HTML][HTML] Iron in infection and immunity

M Nairz, G Weiss - Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Iron is an essential micronutrient for virtually all living cells. In infectious diseases, both
invading pathogens and mammalian cells including those of the immune system require iron …

Zinc deficiency in low‐and middle‐income countries: prevalence and approaches for mitigation

S Gupta, AKM Brazier, NM Lowe - Journal of Human Nutrition …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This review addresses the prevalence of zinc deficiency in Low‐and Middle‐income
Countries (LMICs) and assesses the available strategies for its alleviation. The paucity of …

The epidemiology of global micronutrient deficiencies

RL Bailey, KP West Jr, RE Black - Annals of nutrition and metabolism, 2015 - karger.com
Micronutrients are essential to sustain life and for optimal physiological function.
Widespread global micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) exist, with pregnant women and their …

Overview of iron metabolism in health and disease

S Dev, JL Babitt - Hemodialysis International, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Iron is an essential element for numerous fundamental biologic processes, but excess iron is
toxic. Abnormalities in systemic iron balance are common in patients with chronic kidney …

[HTML][HTML] Iron in immune cell function and host defense

D Haschka, A Hoffmann, G Weiss - Seminars in Cell & Developmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The control over iron availability is crucial under homeostatic conditions and even more in
the case of an infection. This results from diverse properties of iron: first, iron is an important …

Evidence-based interventions for improvement of maternal and child nutrition: what can be done and at what cost?

ZA Bhutta, JK Das, A Rizvi, MF Gaffey, N Walker… - The lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Maternal undernutrition contributes to 800 000 neonatal deaths annually through small for
gestational age births; stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies are estimated to …

Hepcidin in the diagnosis of iron disorders

D Girelli, E Nemeth, DW Swinkels - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
The discovery of the iron-regulatory hormone hepcidin in 2001 has revolutionized our
understanding of iron disorders, and its measurement should advance diagnosis/treatment …