Hepcidin is the main hormone in the regulation of iron metabolism which is also released from the heart. The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of hepcidin on the cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury. In this study, 12 Wistar albino rats were divided into two groups ( 6 each): 1) The ischemia-reperfusion group (Group 1); 2) Hepcidin-treated group (Group 2).
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