Human Gene Set: LUDWICZEK_TREATING_IRON_OVERLOAD

For the Mouse gene set with the same name, see LUDWICZEK_TREATING_IRON_OVERLOAD

Standard name LUDWICZEK_TREATING_IRON_OVERLOAD
Systematic name M1874
Brief description Genes changed in liver in response to nifedipine [PubChem=4485] treatment of iron overload.
Full description or abstract Hereditary hemochromatosis and transfusional iron overload are frequent clinical conditions associated with progressive iron accumulation in parenchymal tissues, leading to eventual organ failure. We have discovered a new mechanism to reverse iron overload-pharmacological modulation of the divalent metal transporter-1 (DMT-1). DMT-1 mediates intracellular iron transport during the transferrin cycle and apical iron absorption in the duodenum. Its additional functions in iron handling in the kidney and liver are less well understood. We show that the L-type calcium channel blocker nifedipine increases DMT-1-mediated cellular iron transport 10- to 100-fold at concentrations between 1 and 100 microM. Mechanistically, nifedipine causes this effect by prolonging the iron-transporting activity of DMT-1. We show that nifedipine mobilizes iron from the liver of mice with primary and secondary iron overload and enhances urinary iron excretion. Modulation of DMT-1 function by L-type calcium channel blockers emerges as a new pharmacological therapy for the treatment of iron overload disorders.
Collection C2: Curated
      CGP: Chemical and Genetic Perturbations
Source publication Pubmed 17293870   Authors: Ludwiczek S,Theurl I,Muckenthaler MU,Jakab M,Mair SM,Theurl M,Kiss J,Paulmichl M,Hentze MW,Ritter M,Weiss G
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