IMPE Abstracts

Background: Hepcidin is a protein that could be a link between iron and inflammation. Hepcidin sequesters iron, increasing intracellular ferritin, which promotes tissue damage through the cascade-amplified inflammation.Aim: To determine the association between hepcidin levels with inflammatory markers (PCR, ferritin, Lpa, and neutrophils), and glucose levels in indigenous school children living at 3750 m above sea level....