Highlights
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0.2% dietary curcumin for 6 months reduced iron stores in murine liver and spleen.
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Curcumin chelated iron but not zinc and copper in vivo.
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Liver hepcidin and ferritin expression was strongly suppressed in curcumin-fed mice.
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Curcumin induced expression of hepatic iron transporters DMT1 and TfR1.
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Curcumin did not affect hepatic and splenic inflammatory and oxidative markers.