Quantification of unlabelled non-haem iron absorption in human subjects: a pilot study

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Dainty, Jack R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0056-1233, Roe, Mark A, Teucher, Birgit, Eagles, John and Fairweather-Tait, Susan J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1413-5569 (2003) Quantification of unlabelled non-haem iron absorption in human subjects: a pilot study. British Journal of Nutrition, 90 (3). pp. 503-506. ISSN 0007-1145

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Abstract

A method for measuring unlabelled Fe absorption has been investigated in a pilot study using a simple mathematical model. The metabolism of newly absorbed Fe can be approximated as a single-compartment model with the sampled compartment being the plasma pool. Five female volunteers (aged 30-55 years) were recruited to participate in the pilot study. After a 10 mg oral dose of unlabelled ferrous sulfate, the change in plasma Fe concentration over the following 6 h was used to estimate the quantity of absorbed Fe from the mathematical model. To assess the accuracy of the new technique, a 1 mg oral dose of (57)Fe-labelled iron sulfate was given simultaneously with a 225 microg intravenous dose of (58)Fe as iron citrate. The plasma appearance of the labelled Fe was used to estimate the absorption of the oral label from the traditional area under the curve method. There was no significant difference (P=0.61) between the geometric mean absorption of the unlabelled (19 (-1 sd 12, +1 sd 28) %) and the labelled Fe (17 (-1 sd 10, +1 sd 29) %). These initial results are encouraging, but further work needs to be undertaken with smaller doses, as typically found in meals. The effect of diurnal variation in serum Fe concentration on the estimation of unlabelled Fe absorption needs further assessment.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Musculoskeletal Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
Related URLs:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/BJN2003931
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	05 Aug 2014 12:16
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 01:19
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/49185
DOI:	10.1079/BJN2003931

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