Table 2.

Day 3 qPCR results of HAMP and ferroportin levels among the studied groups

Variable	Control GI	Toxoplasma GII	Iron GIII	Deferoxamine GIV	f	P value
Fold change HAMP: Mean ± SD Range	0.91 ± 0 0.89–0.93	8.9 ± 0 8.94–8.94	12.4 ± 5 11.8–12.8	3.6 ± 0.32 3.2- 3.9	293.7	0.000**
Fold change Ferroportin: Mean ± SD Range	1.05 ± 0 0.98–1.12	0.56 ± 0 0.57–0.57	0.28 ± 0.01 0.22–0.34	0.83 ± 0.04 0.78–0.86	89.4	0.000**

^**Highly significant = P < 0.001