NIH R01 · 2024
Long-Acting, Short-Residing Nanochelators for Iron Overload Therapy
Project Summary/Abstract: Iron is an essential metal, but high iron stores are toxic due to increased oxidative stress produced by iron-catalyzed reactive oxygen species. Increased iron stores are associated with well- established risk factors of heart and liver failure, arthritis, dyslipidemia, and diabetes, including obesity, metabolic syndrome, and chronic inflammation, particularly for patients who are genetically susceptible to developing iron overload. Secondary iron overload occurs in several anemias (e.g., thalassemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, sickle cell anemia, Diamond-Blackfan anemia) due to repeated transfusions, and increased absorption of iron loading from repeated…
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