—Researchers recently examined how different iron chelation medications—deferoxamine, deferiprone, and deferasirox—impacted iron stores and long-term health in patients with transfusion-dependent ...
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Iron metabolism imbalance and ferroptosis are central to PF pathogenesis, offering new therapeutic targets. Ferroptosis links oxidative stress, iron overload, and fibrotic remodeling, affecting key ...
Starting iron chelation therapy early may prevent growth problems and organ damage from iron overload in children with TDT. Currently approved medications have limitations for use in very young ...
Patients on dopaminergic agonists (n, mean daily L-dopa equivalent in mg) 18 (243) 18 (220) 4 (225) 13 (250) Patients on L-dopa and agonists (n) 7 7 2 5 Cognition and behavior: MDS-UPDRS part I score ...
Image on the left shows inflammation caused by activated ILC2s in the lungs while image on the right shows inflammation reduced by treatment with iron chelator Deferiprone. New USC research shows that ...
Thalassemia patients in Kerala face falling haemoglobin levels due to shortage of leukocyte filters and iron chelation drugs.
You’ve likely heard that you can get iron from eating spinach and steak. You might also know that it’s an essential trace element that is a major component of hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells ...
Heavy metals are dangerous at high levels, but treatments that remove can also be risky and only benefit certain patients.