Clinical Application Value of Hepcidin
Summary of Hepcidin Hepcidin is a cysteine-rich antimicrobial polypeptide synthesized and secreted by the liver. It was first isolated and purified from human blood by Krause in 2000 and then by Park et al. In 2001 to study the antimicrobial properties of human fluids Urine separated and named Hepcidin. As with antibacterial peptides found in