Beta-2 Transferrin: The Tau of Trauma
by
Dr. Brian M.Posted
Fri 17 Apr 2009 11:10pm
Jeannie Williams, a laboratory technician at Memorial Hospital in Springfield, IL, posed a question about beta-2 transferrin testing on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Because beta-2 transferrin is a normal constituent of CSF, but not of plasma or mucosal secretions, it is useful in determining whether a patient's nose or ear is leaking CSF versus some
Read on »
How is iron handled in the body?
by
pathologystudentPosted
Thu 22 Apr 2010 1:04pm
ferritin. And then to confuse me even more is distinguishing the difference between serum ferritin and transferrin…I was hoping you could walk me through the journey that iron takes... is that!
Circulation
In the blood, iron moves about bound to a molecule called transferrin. Transferrin carries iron (in the ferric state) to the bone marrow (where red cell precursors await
Read on »
Alzheimer’s and Aluminum - What You Should Know.
by
Tonie K.Posted
Sat 23 Aug 2008 9:18pm
in the development in Alzheimer’s is because it binds to an iron carrying protein know as transferrin which focuses on the brain region..
It was found that aluminum accumulates in the brain in regions where transferrin receptors are highest and that it also reduces magnesium function in vital metabolic reactions in the brain.
In recent years there has been a number
Read on »
Should I take iron supplements?
by
Dr. Gabe M.Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:12pm
called transferrin iron binding saturation. People with a transferrin iron binding saturation of more than 60 percent are at increased risk for developing heart attacks and cancers
Read on »
When A Blood Test Isn't Enough
by
Andy B.Posted
Tue 24 Mar 2009 3:07pm
time you are due for a blood test, request to have your transferrin saturation and ferritin levels tested.
Although ferritin is useful by itself, I strongly recommend you ask
Read on »
You Ask, I Answer: Iron/Vegetarianism
by
Andy B.Posted
Mon 25 Aug 2008 6:55pm
at levels of the transferrin -- a protein that binds to and transports iron – receptor and transferrin saturation (in other words, the percentage of molecules of transferrin... need to specifically ask for transferrin receptor and transferrin saturation blood labs.
This is crucial because iron deficiency affects brain function, particularly short
Read on »
'Seek-and-destroy' cancer gene therapy result hailed
by
Healthy SolutionsPosted
Sat 23 Oct 2010 3:25am
ways of doing so with the use of the plasma protein transferrin, which carries iron through the blood...
Carrier proteins for transferrin are often found in large amounts in cancers.
During initial tests on skin cancer cells, it was found that the treatment led to a rapid
Read on »
When A Blood Test Isn’t Enough
by
Andy B.Posted
Fri 13 Nov 2009 10:00pm
are due for a blood test, request to have your transferrin saturation and ferritin levels tested.
Although ferritin is useful by itself, I strongly recommend you ask for both since
Read on »
You Ask, I Answer: Iron/Vegetarianism
by
Andy B.Posted
Fri 13 Nov 2009 10:01pm
.”
Iron deficiency is diagnosed by looking at levels of the transferrin – a protein that binds to and transports iron – receptor and transferrin saturation (in other words, the percentage of molecules of transferrin that are saturated with iron).
The bad news is that standard blood tests only show hemoglobin and hematocrit.
Hence, you could very well
Read on »
