Abstract
AIM: To investigate whether the iron stores regulator hepcidin is implicated in colon cancer-associated anaemia and whether it might have a role in colorectal carcinogenesis. METHODS: Mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS and SELDI-TOF MS) was employed to measure hepcidin in urine collected from 56 patients with colorectal cancer. Quantitative Real Time RT-PCR was utilised to determine hepcidin mRNA expression in colorectal cancer tissue. Hepcidin cellular localisation was determined using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: We demonstrate that whilst urinary hepcidin expression was not correlated with anaemia it was positively associated with increasing T-stage of colorectal cancer (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1339-45 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | World Journal of Gastroenterology |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Mar 2008 |
Keywords
- mass spectrometry
- anaemia
- hepcidin
- colon
- iron
- cancer