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- Abstract:
- Hepcidin, a peptide hormone made in the liver, plays a crucial role in iron homeostasis. Hepcidin is upregulated during infections such as schistosomiasis, which contributes to anemia of inflammation (AI). Few studies have addressed the role of AI in human pregnancy, including its impact on newborn iron endowment. We hypothesize that hepcidin levels are elevated in pregnant women with Schistosoma japonicum infection with AI compared to iron deficiency anemia or no anemia and that treatment with praziquantel will improve newborn iron endowment in pregnant women with AI.
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- Scholarly concentration: Global Health
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Ripp, Kelsey, Park, Sangshin, McDonald, Emily A., et al.,
"Hepcidin levels in pregnant women with Schistosomiasis differ by anemia type and may help identify risk of low iron endowment among infants"
(2016).
Scholarly Concentrations Program Collection of Abstracts.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://doi.org/10.26300/z17s-my16
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Scholarly Concentrations Program Collection of Abstracts
...Each spring the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Scholarly Concentrations Program (SCP) publishes a print volume of abstracts written by medical students in the SCP and their mentors that describes the research projects that they collaborated on over …