Increased duodenal iron absorption through up‐regulation of divalent metal transporter 1 from enhancement of iron regulatory protein 1 activity in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Toshifumi Hoki, Koji Miyanishi, Shingo Tanaka, Kohichi Takada, Yutaka Kawano, Akira Sakurada, Masanori Sato, Tomohiro Kubo, Tsutomu Sato, Yasushi Sato, Rishu Takimoto, Masayoshi Kobune, Junji Kato – 7 March 2015 – Increased hepatic iron accumulation is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Hepatic iron accumulation, as well as oxidative DNA damage, is significantly increased in NASH livers. However, the precise mechanism of iron accumulation in the NASH liver remains unclear.