Iron Flashcards

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Cytochrome P450

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An an iron enzyme used in first line of defense against toxins
Oxidizes: Caffeine, acetaminophen, nicotine, diazepam. aniline and benzene

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2
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When is iron most needed?

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Periods of growth, blood loss (mensuration),

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3
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How much Iron is lost a day & from where

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1-2mg – GIT, skin, Epithelial lining

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4
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How is iron involved in DNA transcription

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Ribonucleotide reductase (converts ribonucleotides to deoxyribonucleotides) uses oxygen-bridged iron for stability.

Therefore:
Too little iron = Can’t properly syn DNA
Too much = Free radicals affect DNA

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5
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RDA for Adult Men and Women and Pregnant women

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Men Always 8
Women: 18
Pregnant women: 27

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RDA for Veg and Oral Contraceptive women (why?)

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Veg = 1.8x higher (~32) B/c non-heme iron isn’t as bioavail
Oral Contraceptives = 10.9mg B/c there is less blood loss

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7
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Why is the AI for infants iron consumption so low?

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0.27g ,It’s based off of healthy breastfed infants, which have high needs but really high bioavailability through source Lacto-ferrin

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8
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What sources of Food would provide enough iron within one serving?

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Peanut butter, Claims, Beef liver (For all)
Claims only for Women 19-50

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9
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What form of iron is in dairy products?

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low iron, non-heme

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10
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Heme Iron absorption

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Little regulation, Through hcp 1, hydrolyzed to inorganic ferrous Fe and protoporphyrin, Also hydrolyzed in stomach and Small I (25% absorbed)

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11
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Non-heme absorption

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Hydrolyzed from food components in the stomach, Fe2+ taken up by DMT1, Fe3+ can reduced into Fe2+ on BBM or turned into Fe(OH) which is insoluble = feces
17% absorbed

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12
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Why does increasing acidity improve iron absorption?

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Supplies more ways to reduce Fe3+ which would improve absorption

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13
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What is iron balance determined by?

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Iron absorption.

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14
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Increased Iron absorption is a result of duodenal expression of

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DCYTB - increase reduction of ferric to ferrous
DMT1 - increase transport into cell
Ferroportin - increase transport of ferrous iron out
All cell iron transporters for uptake and output

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15
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When would there be an increased need for iron

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pregnancy, erythropoiesis, hypoxia, iron deficiency

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16
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Hepcidin

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Binds ferroportin for degradation when body stores are high
- depletes expression of brush boarder transporters

17
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Hephaestin

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Secreted by liver, oxidizes Ferrous to Ferric before apotransferrin transport

18
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Factors that increase iron absorption

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Meat Factor protein (MFP - AA or other food used to increase non-heme
Vit C
Acids/Sugars - Ascorbic, citric, lactic, gastric
Use iron cookware

19
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Factors that decrease absorption

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Phytates, polyphenols, soy
Acids: Oxalates (spinach, beets, rhubarb), Tannic
Minerals
EDTA
Vegan diet (10% absorbed)
Intraluminal factors (rapid transit time, malabsorption, gastric juice)

20
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Which salts absorb better in the diet Ferrous or ferric
(& examples)

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Ferrous salts absorb better -

Ferrous salts: Lactate, fumarate, gluconate, citrate
Ferric salts: Sulfate, citrate

21
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Why is Calcium a concerning mineral for iron absop

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shown to decrease activity of ferroportin

22
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Purpose of Chelators - examples?

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Small molecules that bind metal ions
Main purpose: to bind and make iron unavailable
Increase (weak chelators protect iron from strong chelators): ascorbates + citrates
Decease (strong chelators): Tannins, phytates

23
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Endogenous chelator

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Mucin = binds and improves absorption

24
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Desferrioxamine, deferasirox

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Iron chelators that bind iron specifically. Used for iron excess therapy to protect the cell from toxicity

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Where is majority of Iron in the body + Rest
Functional iron ~78% Hb, Mb, Heme/N enzymes (Hemoglobin (2/3) -- Storage: 22% (Ferritin + hemosiderin) Transport 0.001% - transferrin
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How is the need for iron 20mg a day but only ~15mg is required in the diet?
Turnover of Hb, ferritin, and hemosiderin accounts for 18mg/day Though Diet calls for ~15mg/day only 1-2mg is actually absorbed
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TfR 1 vs TfR2
Receptors 1 = protein for transferring iron uptake, subject to regulation 2 = involved in regulation of hepcidin transcription / sensor of iron levels, not regulated
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Transferrin Saturation: Levels
30% saturated usually <30 depleted iron stores <15 iron deficient erythropoiesis >60 dangerrr
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The difference between STEAP and DcytB
Both on apical side to reduce Fe3 to Fe2 before transport. STEAP is endosomes B is duodenal enterocytes
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What 3 nutrients are needed for Erythropoiesis, what stims?
Iron, folic acid, B12 Stim: Erythropoietin
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How does the body recycle RBC
RBC are recycled by mononuclear phagocytic system - Lysed in lysosomes of macrophages - heme is broken down and iron exported into cytosol - exported from macrophages via ferroportin into plasma and reduced by ceruloplasmin - loaded onto transferrin
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How does the body respond to excess iron?
apotransferring and ceruloplasmin ensure that iron is immediately chelated to limit toxicity and free radicals
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Would transferrin increase during iron deficiency?
it may increase but not a good indicator because it's more likely to show responses to diet
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sTfR
Expressed on cells in need of iron - High mean iron is needed - Can be overexpressed from inflammation, will decrease when RBC not needed
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IRE - Iron response elements
Active - when low iron, binds to restrict ferritin and increase TfR syn Inactive - when iron is abundant, ferritin syn proceeds
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What are normal and deficient levels for Hb for M and F
Normal - M = 135-175. F= 120-160 Deficient - M = Less than 125. F = less than 110
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Hemosiderin
Storage of iron within lysosomes