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Iron-regulatory protein hepcidin is increased in female athletes after a marathon
L Roecker1, R Meier-Buttermilch, L Brechtel
1Labor 28, Mecklenburgische Str. 28, 14193, Berlin, Germany. lroecker@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Abstract:
The propose of this study was to determine the influence of marathon race on hepcidin excretion in female athletes (age 26-45 years). Urine samples were taken before, immediately after, 1 and 3 days after the race. In the average, hepcidin transiently increased at day 1 from 32 to 85 ng/mg creatinine. We propose that the frequently observed iron deficiency of females runners is caused by elevated hepcidin levels.
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