Iron is an essential metal for the body, while excess iron accumulation causes organ dysfunction
through the production of reactive oxygen species. There is a sophisticated balance of …

Previous reports have suggested that some probiotics inhibit tumorigenesis and cancer
progression. However, the molecules involved have not yet been identified. Here, we show that …

Exposure to asbestos is a risk for malignant mesothelioma (MM) in humans. Among the
commercially used types of asbestos (chrysotile, crocidolite, and amosite), the carcinogenicity of …

Background The precise role of microRNAs in inflammatory disease is not clear. The present
study investigated the effect of microRNA (miR‐146b) with respect to improving intestinal …

There are several cofactors which affect body iron metabolism and accelerate iron overload.
Alcohol and hepatic viral infections are the most typical examples for clarifying the role of …

Increased hepatic iron is one of the important key factors which contribute alcohol toxicity of
liver due to the production of reactive oxygen species. In patients with alcoholic liver …

Abstract Evaluation of parameters relating to serum ferritin and iron is critically important in
the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia (IDA). The recent development of automated systems …

Non-transferrin bound iron (NTBI) in serum is cleared rapidly by hepatocytes, although the
mechanisms of NTBI uptake by hepatocytes are poorly understood. Dietary iron is transported …

Alcoholic liver diseases (ALD) are frequently associated with iron overload. Until recently,
the effects of ethanol in hepatic iron uptake and intestinal iron absorption have not been …

Although probiotics are known to have antitumor activity, few bacteria-derived antitumor
molecules have been identified. The present study explored an antitumor molecule derived from …