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Background Obesity is associated with a chronic and low-grade inflammation which may cause hypoferremia as seen in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between iron status and markers of inflammation in morbidly obese women and the effect of bariatric surgery. Methods Our cohort of patients consisted of 178 morbidly obese females...
Backgrounds & Aims: Hepcidin is an acute-phase response peptide. We have investigated the possible involvement of hepcidin in massive obesity, a state of chronic low-grade inflammation. Three groups of severely obese patients with or without diabetes or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis were investigated. Methods: Hepcidin expression was studied in liver and adipose tissue of these patients. Hepcidin...
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