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Klinisk Biokemi i Norden
Labmed 2010
News
Nr. 5
XXXII Nordic Congress in Medical Biochemistry
Facts of today - visions for tomorrow
Oslo, June 1-4 2010
General information
The planning of the scientific program, of the social activities, housing, invitation to
sponsors and exhibitors are on the track according to our time schedule.
Find updated information on
www.labmed2010.no
"The role of hepcidin in iron
metabolism.Clinical aspects”.
Dr. Tomas Ganz is professor of
medicine and pathology at the
UCLA School of Medicine, Los
Angeles, USA. He is involved in the
graduate program in Molecular
and Cellular Pathology. One of his areas of interests
concerns the interface between innate immunity and
iron metabolism. The lab of Dr. Ganz was among the
first ones to describe the acute phase peptide which is
now known as hepcidin.
Hepcidin is a 25-amino acid peptide synthesized in
the liver in response to excess of iron, and to various
cytokines during infection or inflammation. Hep-
cidin has during the last few years attracted much
interest as a systemic iron-regulatory hormone. Hep-
cidin binds to the iron-exporting protein ferroportin
on the cell membrane of iron-storing cells. The fer-
roportin-hepcidin-complex gets internalized, which
then results in less iron being exported out of these
cells into the plasma. This results in less iron availa-
ble for other cells, and it also results in less iron being
absorbed from the gut.
It is expected that research on hepcidin will give
answers to questions concerning the development
of iron overload and conditions related to iron defi-
ciency or maldistribution.
Dr. Ganz will in his talk
“The role of hepcidin in iron
homeostasis and its disorders”
focus on the new deve-
lopments within this interesting field of research. The
other presentations in the symposium will be Outi
Itkonen (Helsinki University, Finland):
"Serum hep-
cidin and iron levels during bone marrow suppression"
and Albena Mihailova (Oslo University, Norway):
"Hepcidin measurements - How far have we come?".
Akershus festning og slott
Akershus Fortress and Castle
Akershus Fortress is one of the oldest and finest cul-
tural heritage sites in Norway. The medieval castle
was completed in the 1300s. The fortress withstood
a number of sieges throughout the ages. In the 1600s
the castle was rebuilt into a renaissance castle.
The area is still military and is guarded by HM The
King´s Guard.
The fortress is very suitable for walks and recrea-
tion and offers many points of view over the city cen-
tre and the Oslo fjord. It is also possible to visit the
Castle Church, the Royal Mausoleum and the magni-
ficent halls. The Norwegian Resistance Museum and
The Norwegian Armed Forces museum are located
at the fortress.
