USE OF HEPCIDIN BINDING NUCLEIC ACIDS FOR DEPLETION OF HEPCIDIN FROM THE BODY

摘要

The present invention is related to a method for reducing the level of hepcidin in a body fluid from a subject, comprising a) providing a nucleic acid molecule capable of binding to hepcidin, and b) bringing the nucleic acid molecule into contact with a body fluid under conditions that allow for the binding of hepcidin to the nucleic acid molecule, thereby forming a complex of hepcidin and the nucleic acid molecule, and c) removing the complex from the body fluid or removing the hepcidin from the body fluid.