Sawitsky B, Kanter R, Sawitsky A
Am J Med Sci. 1976 Sep-Oct;272(2):153-60. doi: 10.1097/00000441-197609000-00004.
The lymphocytes of iron-deficient anemic and nonanemic patients have a decreased response to phytomitogens. Treatment of these patients with iron is followed by restoration of the lymphocyte response to normal. These findings indicate an important nonhemoglobin function of iron. Iron deficiency may be a factor in the production or potentiation of immune deficiency.
缺铁性贫血患者和非贫血患者的淋巴细胞对植物有丝分裂原的反应降低。用铁对这些患者进行治疗后,淋巴细胞反应恢复正常。这些发现表明铁具有重要的非血红蛋白功能。缺铁可能是免疫缺陷产生或加重的一个因素。