Marathon Run-induced Changes in the Erythropoietin-Erythroferrone-Hepcidin Axis are Iron Dependent
Alterations in iron metabolism after physical activity are manifested through the rise of blood hepcidin (Hpc) levels. However, in many athletes, no changes in Hpc levels are observed after exercise despite the presence of inflammation. The missing links could be erythropoietin (EPO) and erythroferr...
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doaj-65c3ab0216a94586b3cb315cbf6059a52020-11-25T02:41:28ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-04-01172781278110.3390/ijerph17082781Marathon Run-induced Changes in the Erythropoietin-Erythroferrone-Hepcidin Axis are Iron DependentMaja Tomczyk0Jakub Kortas1Damian Flis2Barbara Kaczorowska-Hac3Agata Grzybkowska4Andzelika Borkowska5Ewa Lewicka6Alicja Dabrowska-Kugacka7Jędrzej Antosiewicz8Department of Bioenergetics and Nutrition, Faculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Recreation and Qualify Tourism, Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Bioenergetics and Nutrition, Faculty of Rehabilitation and Kinesiology, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, PolandDepartament of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation and Kinesiology, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Bioenergetics and Nutrition, Faculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Bioenergetics and Physiology of Exercise, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Bioenergetics and Physiology of Exercise, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, PolandAlterations in iron metabolism after physical activity are manifested through the rise of blood hepcidin (Hpc) levels. However, in many athletes, no changes in Hpc levels are observed after exercise despite the presence of inflammation. The missing links could be erythropoietin (EPO) and erythroferrone (ERFE), which down-regulate Hpc biosynthesis. EPO, ERFE and Hpc biosynthesis is modified by serum iron through transferrin receptor 2. Consequently, we investigated whether marathon-induced changes in EPO, ERFE and Hpc levels are blood iron-dependent. Twenty-nine healthy male marathon runners were analyzed. Serum iron, ferritin, transferrin, EPO, ERFE and Hpc levels were assessed before, immediately after, and 9 ± 2 days after the marathon. The runners whose serum Hpc decreased after the marathon (<i>n = 15</i>), showed a significant increase in ERFE levels. In athletes whose serum iron levels were below 105 µg/day (<i>n = 15</i>), serum EPO (<i>p = 0.00</i>) and ERFE levels (<i>p = 0.00</i>) increased with no changes in Hpc concentration. However, in athletes with low serum iron, no changes in EPO levels were observed when serum ferritin exceeded 70 ng/mL (<i>n = 7</i>). Conversely, an increase in ERFE levels was observed in marathoners with low serum iron, independently of serum ferritin (<i>n = 7</i>). This indicates modulation of blood iron may affect exercise-induced changes in the EPO/ERFE/Hpc axis. Further study is needed to fully understand the physiological meaning of the interdependence between iron and the EPO/ERFE/Hpc axis.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/8/2781ferritinbody iron stores<i>HFE</i> mutationHMGB1 |
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Maja Tomczyk Jakub Kortas Damian Flis Barbara Kaczorowska-Hac Agata Grzybkowska Andzelika Borkowska Ewa Lewicka Alicja Dabrowska-Kugacka Jędrzej Antosiewicz |
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Maja Tomczyk Jakub Kortas Damian Flis Barbara Kaczorowska-Hac Agata Grzybkowska Andzelika Borkowska Ewa Lewicka Alicja Dabrowska-Kugacka Jędrzej Antosiewicz Marathon Run-induced Changes in the Erythropoietin-Erythroferrone-Hepcidin Axis are Iron Dependent International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ferritin body iron stores <i>HFE</i> mutation HMGB1 |
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Maja Tomczyk Jakub Kortas Damian Flis Barbara Kaczorowska-Hac Agata Grzybkowska Andzelika Borkowska Ewa Lewicka Alicja Dabrowska-Kugacka Jędrzej Antosiewicz |
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Marathon Run-induced Changes in the Erythropoietin-Erythroferrone-Hepcidin Axis are Iron Dependent |
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Marathon Run-induced Changes in the Erythropoietin-Erythroferrone-Hepcidin Axis are Iron Dependent |
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Marathon Run-induced Changes in the Erythropoietin-Erythroferrone-Hepcidin Axis are Iron Dependent |
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Marathon Run-induced Changes in the Erythropoietin-Erythroferrone-Hepcidin Axis are Iron Dependent |
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Marathon Run-induced Changes in the Erythropoietin-Erythroferrone-Hepcidin Axis are Iron Dependent |
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marathon run-induced changes in the erythropoietin-erythroferrone-hepcidin axis are iron dependent |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Alterations in iron metabolism after physical activity are manifested through the rise of blood hepcidin (Hpc) levels. However, in many athletes, no changes in Hpc levels are observed after exercise despite the presence of inflammation. The missing links could be erythropoietin (EPO) and erythroferrone (ERFE), which down-regulate Hpc biosynthesis. EPO, ERFE and Hpc biosynthesis is modified by serum iron through transferrin receptor 2. Consequently, we investigated whether marathon-induced changes in EPO, ERFE and Hpc levels are blood iron-dependent. Twenty-nine healthy male marathon runners were analyzed. Serum iron, ferritin, transferrin, EPO, ERFE and Hpc levels were assessed before, immediately after, and 9 ± 2 days after the marathon. The runners whose serum Hpc decreased after the marathon (<i>n = 15</i>), showed a significant increase in ERFE levels. In athletes whose serum iron levels were below 105 µg/day (<i>n = 15</i>), serum EPO (<i>p = 0.00</i>) and ERFE levels (<i>p = 0.00</i>) increased with no changes in Hpc concentration. However, in athletes with low serum iron, no changes in EPO levels were observed when serum ferritin exceeded 70 ng/mL (<i>n = 7</i>). Conversely, an increase in ERFE levels was observed in marathoners with low serum iron, independently of serum ferritin (<i>n = 7</i>). This indicates modulation of blood iron may affect exercise-induced changes in the EPO/ERFE/Hpc axis. Further study is needed to fully understand the physiological meaning of the interdependence between iron and the EPO/ERFE/Hpc axis. |
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ferritin body iron stores <i>HFE</i> mutation HMGB1 |
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