In contrast, our study showed a trend toward an increase of Hb after rhEPO in HD patients with low serum levels of hepcidin-25 and ferritin.
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Regulation of Hepcidin-25 by Short- and Long-Acting rhEPO May Be Dependent on Ferritin and Predict the Response to rhEPO in Hemodialysis Patients.
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In the low ferritin group, the levels of Hb tended to increase from the baseline of 10.6 ± 2.6 to 11.1 ± 1.5 g/dl at 6 months after the measurement of hepcidin, although this did not reach statistical significance.