The small molecule, genistein, increases hepcidin expression in human hepatocytes by Zhen, Aileen W., Nguyen, Nancy H., Gibert, Yann, Motola, Shmulik, Buckett, Peter, Wessling-Resnick, Marianne, Fraenkel, Ernest, Fraenkel, Paula G.

“…Hepcidin, a peptide hormone that decreases intestinal iron absorption and macrophage iron release, is a potential drug target for patients with iron overload syndromes because its levels are inappropriately low in these individuals. …”
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