Normal ferritin value

Ferritin is a histolytic protein that stores iron in the human body, and the normal value of this ferritin is in the serum of normal people, which contains a lot of ferritin. But different detection methods have different normal values. Therefore, for the sake of our own health, it is very necessary for us to understand the normal value of ferritin.

If the normal value of ferritin does not meet the requirements, some of the reasons for the increase in serum ferritin are actually an increase in the main source of ferritin, or there are many clearance obstacles. In this situation, many people suffer from liver cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, leukemia, etc. The ferritin synthesized by cancer cells gradually increases, which will increase the overall serum ferritin. When liver disease occurs, the liver cells are damaged and their function declines, causing an increase in serum ferritin.

A class of iron storage proteins widely found in animals and plants. It is found most abundantly in the liver and spleen of mammals. Its outer diameter is about 12 to 14 nm, the diameter of the cyst cavity is about 6 nm, and the outer shell (i.e., apoferritin) is composed of 24 subunits, each subunit contains approximately 163 amino acid residues, and each molecule can bind up to 4,500 iron atoms. The molecular weight is about 450kd. Iron-bound ferritin is "soluble" in water, and the concentration of plasma ferritin is proportional to the iron stored in the body. (This is correct)

In recent years, it has been discovered that liver cancer also contains an acidic isoferritin, called carcinoembryonic isoferritin, which may be helpful for early diagnosis. The serum ferritin level in liver cancer patients who are effectively treated decreases, while it increases in patients with deterioration and relapse. A continued increase indicates a poor prognosis. Therefore, serum ferritin measurement can be used as a means of monitoring therapeutic efficacy, especially for patients with negative AFP.

After we have read the introduction to the normal value of ferritin, we should realize the importance of ferritin to people's body. Because after we understand the relevant knowledge, if we find that the ferritin level has not reached the normal value, we must supplement it in time to be helpful to our health.