Lack of iron regulating protein contributes to high blood pressure of the lungs

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Lack of iron regulating protein contributes to high blood pressure of the lungs


Lack of iron regulating protein contributes to high blood pressure of the lungs

02/13/2013 04:05 PM EST

 

A protein known to regulate iron levels in the body has an unexpectedly important role in preventing a form of high blood pressure that affects the lungs, and in stabilizing the concentration of red cells in blood, according to a study in mice by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. 

 

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