Cytokines are integral to the development of anaemia of chronic inflammation.
Cytokines are integral to the development of anaemia of chronic inflammation. Caco-2 cell line was selected since the cells have an enterocyte-like phenotype, expressing a number of small intestinal brush border enzymes and nutrient transporters [15,16]. In addition, this cell line expresses the key iron transport proteins, including DMT-1 [17], IREG-1 [18] and ferritin [19], … [Read more…]