Table 1.
ERYTHROPOIESIS | ERYTHROID PATHWAYS | ERYTHROBLASTS | IRON METABOLISM |
RED BLOOD CELLS |
---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
Steady-state | EPO-JAK2-STAT5 | BM progenitors | Hepcidin | |
| ||||
Stress | EPO-JAK2-STAT5 | Erythroid stress progenitors | ↓ Hepcidin | |
BMP4-SMAD5-SCF/cKIT | ||||
GR-PPARalpha? | ||||
Hedgehog | ||||
Notch2 | ||||
pIgA1/TFR-Erk/Akt | ||||
| ||||
Anemia of Inflammation (iron-restricted) | EPO-JAK2-STAT5 | BM progenitors | Inflammation | |
↑ Hepcidin |