Hepcidin is increased in the hypertrophied heart of Dahl salt-sensitive rats

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Mar 1;172(1):e45-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.067. Epub 2013 Dec 28.

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. Electronic address: ynaito@hyo-med.ac.jp.
² Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
³ Division of Coronary Heart Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
⁴ Department of Pharmacy, Hyogo University of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan.

PMID: 24424338
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.067

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac hypertrophy; Dahl salt-sensitive rats; Hepcidin.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cardiomegaly / metabolism*
Cardiomegaly / pathology
Hepcidins / genetics
Hepcidins / metabolism*
Male
Myocardium / metabolism*
Myocardium / pathology
Rats, Inbred Dahl

Substances

Hamp protein, rat
Hepcidins