Thesis Margit Boshuizen

On 18 December 2019 (14:00) Margit Boshuizen defended her PhD thesis 'Modulating iron metabolism in anemia of inflammation in the critically ill'.

Promotores: Prof Nicole Juffermans MD PhD and Prof Marcus Schultz MD PhD
Copromotor: Robin van Bruggen PhD
Venue: Agnietenkapel, University of Amsterdam

Abstract

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This thesis extends our knowledge on iron metabolism in anemia of inflammation (AI) in the critically ill. It shows that AI may be a separate entity, that occurs already prior to the development of anemia and that AI may be diagnosed with commonly available iron parameter tests. This provides us a window of opportunity to treat AI before the anemia arises. We show that red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is not favourable to iron metabolism. Furthermore, this thesis contributes to our insight of the applications of transferrin. We show that an alternative treatment with the use of transferrin is not effective in reducing the occurrence of anemia in AI but may serve as a factor to limit non-transferrin bound iron (NTBI)-induced inflammation. Also, we develop a relevant AI model in which other treatments can be evaluated.

Chapters

Chapter 1
General introduction

Chapter 2
Iron metabolism in critically ill patients developing anemia of inflammation; a case control study Abstract

Chapter 3
Diagnostic characteristics of parameters of iron metabolism for the development of anemia of inflammation in ICU patients

Chapter 4
The effect of red blood cell transfusion on iron metabolism in critically ill patients Abstract

Chapter 5
Therapeutic use of transferrin to modulate anemia and conditions of iron toxicity Abstract

Chapter 6
Development of a model for anemia of inflammation that is relevant to critical care Abstract

Chapter 7
Iron therapy to treat anemia of inflammation is not improved by transferrin supplementation

Chapter 8
Effects of apotransferrin vs placebo as an adjunct therapy to red blood cell transfusion on levels of free iron, bacterial outgrowth and organ injury in a rat pneumonia model

Chapter 9
General discussion

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