Patients with cancer-related anaemia generally have a poor prognosis. Evidence suggests that an effective erythropoietic protein (epoetin)-mediated haemoglobin (Hb) response provides marked improvement in quality of life (QoL)...the use of an agent which
Evidence emerged from studies in mice that hepcidin, a small peptide hormone exclusively produced in the liver in response to inflammation, could completely or nearly completely shut down normal iron hemostasis.
Today we're going to discuss the anemia of inflammation -- starting with its mechanisms, then looking at a fairly new genetic link between inflammation and anemia, and including how we can apply all of this to our patients.
A nonspecific immune reaction inducing a syndrome profile of fever, pain, anxiety, depression, reclusivity, anorexia, stress hormones, triggered by signals in the brain’s hypothalamus; body’s attempt to produce & preserve energy; cells secrete proinfl
The roles and functions of cytokines are confusing and still being sorted out. Over three dozen have been identified with more being discovered each day.