Potential PsO Breakthrough: Exploring the Role of an Iron-regulating Hormone in the Etiology of Psoriasis
The hormone hepcidin may trigger the onset psoriasis, according to new research in Nature Communications. In mammals, hepcidin is responsible for regulating iron levels in the body. Studies going back 50 years have reported high iron concentrations in the skin cells of psoriatic patients, however the cause of this excess and its significance to the […]