Tony Breu
Tony Breu

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While reading about ferritin, I came across a fascinating article that asks:
πŸ’₯Is anemia of chronic inflammation a harmful disorder or an adaptive, beneficial response?πŸ’₯
The authors offer some interesting hypotheses in support of the latter.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
1⃣↓ RBC production leads to ↓ nutrient utilization in times of stress
2⃣↓ blood viscosity leads to ↓ left ventricular stroke work and improved microvascular perfusion
3⃣↓ platelet margination and ↓ scavenging of nitric oxide leads to ↓ thrombosis.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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