Table 3.

Iron studies of Tfrc+/L645R and Tfrc+/R654H mice

Mean ± SD
WT (n = 9)Tfrc+/L645R(n = 6)Tfrc+/R654H(n = 5)
Serum Tf, g/L 3.80 ± 1.2 4.24 ± 0.68 3.99 ± 0.87 
Serum ferritin, μg/L 1021 ± 130.6 905 ± 228.8 908 ± 125.2 
RBC ferritin, μg/L 60.43 ± 9.54 17.22 ± 1.21* 28.70 ± 8.65* 
Serum iron, μmol/L 47.21 ± 2.23 38.09 ± 9.29* 47.90 ± 27.6 
TIBC, μmol/L 115.84 ± 11.7 106.68 ± 6.82 95.92 ± 15.7* 
Tf saturation, % 48.95 ± 2.59 35.85 ± 2.16* 55.75 ± 2.33* 
Liver iron, nmol/kg 1.89 ± 0.25 1.64 ± 0.34 1.62 ± 0.46 
Mean ± SD
WT (n = 9)Tfrc+/L645R(n = 6)Tfrc+/R654H(n = 5)
Serum Tf, g/L 3.80 ± 1.2 4.24 ± 0.68 3.99 ± 0.87 
Serum ferritin, μg/L 1021 ± 130.6 905 ± 228.8 908 ± 125.2 
RBC ferritin, μg/L 60.43 ± 9.54 17.22 ± 1.21* 28.70 ± 8.65* 
Serum iron, μmol/L 47.21 ± 2.23 38.09 ± 9.29* 47.90 ± 27.6 
TIBC, μmol/L 115.84 ± 11.7 106.68 ± 6.82 95.92 ± 15.7* 
Tf saturation, % 48.95 ± 2.59 35.85 ± 2.16* 55.75 ± 2.33* 
Liver iron, nmol/kg 1.89 ± 0.25 1.64 ± 0.34 1.62 ± 0.46 

Serum and tissue iron parameters obtained from 10-week-old WT, RBC6 (Tfrc+/L645R), and RBC21 (Tfrc+/R654H) mice. Two-tailed Student t test was used to compare values with WT.

TIBC, total iron binding capacity.

*

P < .05.

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