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Central role of hepcidin in regulation of iron metabolism. Hepcidin regulates iron absorption, iron recycling and iron released from stores. Hepcidin expression is enhanced by iron regulatory pathway (blue arrow) and inflammatory cytokines (violet arrow) and suppressed by erythropoiesis (red arrow). ERFE, erythroferrone.
