Ciniselli CM, De Bortoli M, Taverna E, Varinelli L, Pizzamiglio S, Veneroni S, Bonini C, Orlandi R, Verderio P, Bongarzone I. Plasma hepcidin in early-stage breast cancer patients: no relationship with interleukin-6, erythropoietin and erythroferrone.
Expert Rev Proteomics 2015;
12:695-701. [PMID:
26496240 DOI:
10.1586/14789450.2015.1099436]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
Hepcidin-25 production is stimulated by systemic inflammation, and it interferes with iron utilization, leading to anemia. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between the plasma levels of hepcidin, interleukin-6 (IL-6), erythropoietin (EPO) and erythroferrone (ERFE) in patients with benign breast disease or cancer.
METHODS
Plasma samples from a cohort of 131 patients (47 with benign breast disease and 84 with breast cancer) were subjected to the evaluation of hepcidin, IL-6, EPO and ERFE using SELDI-TOF-MS or immunoassays.
RESULTS
An elevated hepcidin was observed in malignant breast tumors compared to benign ones. No correlation was observed between hepcidin and IL-6, EPO or ERFE.
CONCLUSION
Since the study included a cohort of patients (87%) with breast cancers smaller than 2 cm, these results may support our previous evidence about the potential role of hepcidin in breast cancer disease.
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