Metabolismo del hierro Fe(absorción, transporte, almacenamiento de hierro) en 6 minutos super fácil!

Iron metabolism or also known as the iron cycle is a process in which the iron we consume day by day, whether heme or non-heme, is mostly absorbed in the duodenum, ferrous iron Fe2 + easily passes into the enterocyte, ferric iron Fe3 + needs to be converted to a ferrous state by means of enzymes such as duodenal cytochrome B DCYTB and paraferritin, once inside the cell in a ferrous state (fe2 +) it can be stored as ferritin or leave the cell (on the way to the bloodstream) by means of ferroportin which is regulated by a liver hormone called hepsidin, once the ferrous iron Fe2 + is in the interstitial space it is converted to ferric state Fe3 + by hephaestin, in this way it is recognized by apotransferrin and the union of this iron Fe3 + and apotransferrin forms transferrin, this will be responsible for carrying it in the bloodstream to the cells where iron is needed. As we saw in the video, the following were explained: iron absorption, which mostly takes place in the duodenum, iron transport, and iron storage in cells. This description doesn't include a bibliography as it's a compilation of various books and articles. If anyone is interested in learning more, please ask me in the comments. If you have any questions, please write to me directly on my Instagram: gladysdelacruz_ or at my email: [email protected] I clarify that I'm not reading at the time of making the video. This is information I understand and can explain in a simple way to make it easier for others to learn.