BACKGROUND AND AIMS The role of the HFE S65C mutation in the development of hepatic iron overload is unknown. The aim of the present study was: (A) to determine the HFE S65C frequency in a Northern European population; and (B) to evaluate whether the presence of the HFE S65C mutation would result in a significant hepatic iron overload. PATIENTS AND METHODS Biochemical iron parameters and HFE ...

Iron overload has been associated with damage of the liver and other organs of patients with primary or secondary increased iron load. In order to study the effect of iron overload on the pathophysiology of kidney lysosomes, experimentally induced iron overload models were employed. Iron overload was achieved through intraperitoneal injections of Fe-dextran (Imferon) in male rats, at different ...

Liver toxicity due to iron overload leads to oxidative damage of proteins, lipids and nucleic acids which in turn manifests several human diseases. Here, we evaluated the improving effect of Clerodendrum colebrookianum leaf on iron overload induced liver injury along with in vitro iron chelation and the protection of Fenton reaction induced DNA damage was conducted. Iron overload was induced by...

The purpose of the present study was to identify noninvasive methods to evaluate the severity of iron overload in transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia and the efficiency of intensive intravenous therapy as an additional tool for the treatment of iron-overloaded patients. Iron overload was evaluated for 26 beta-thalassemia homozygous patients, and 14 of them were submitted to intensive chelati...

Iron and its binding proteins have immunoregulatory properties, and shifting of immunoregulatory balances by iron excess or deficiency may produce severe, deleterious physiological effects. Effects of iron overload include decreased antibody-mediated and mitogen-stimulated phagocytosis by monocytes and macrophages, alterations in T-lymphocyte subsets, and modification of lymphocyte distribution...