Component
Iron import in fulvic-exposed respiratory epithelial cells
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What it does
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What acts on it
Reference fulvic fractions increased iron import in respiratory epithelial cells.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Human respiratory epithelial-cell exposure to Suwannee River/Nordic reference fulvic fractions; comparison with smoke water-soluble fractions.
- limitations
- Abstract access; exposure concentration and duration require full-method verification. Increased iron import is consistent with compensatory iron stress, not direct quantification of every intracellular available-iron pool. These are airway-cell exposures, not an oral trial.
- nutrient_topic
- Fulvic acid collection; species, compartment, exposure, co-substrates and manipulation remain explicit. · Fulvic acid (heterogeneous humic fraction)
- plain_language
- Cells changed their iron handling after direct exposure.
- primary_references
- A Fulvic Acid-like Substance Participates in the Pro-inflammatory Effects of Cigarette Smoke and Wood Smoke Particles. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32191033/ · DOI 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00036
Fulvic acid: mixture identity, mineral chemistry, signaling and cross-nutrient mechanisms (2026-09-19) · lines 212–218
AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Human respiratory epithelial-cell exposure to Suwannee River/Nordic reference fulvic fractions; comparison with smoke water-soluble fractions. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## fulvic-acid-airway-iron-import Cells changed their iron handling after direct exposure. Reference fulvic fractions increased iron import in respiratory epithelial cells. Model: Human respiratory epithelial-cell exposure to Suwannee River/Nordic reference fulvic fractions; comparison with smoke water-soluble fractions. Limitations: Abstract access; exposure concentration and duration require full-method verification. Increased iron import is consistent with compensatory iron stress, not direct quantification of every intracellular available-iron pool. These are airway-cell exposures, not an oral trial. Evidence access: Primary abstract A Fulvic Acid-like Substance Participates in the Pro-inflammatory Effects of Cigarette Smoke and Wood Smoke Particles. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32191033/ · DOI 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00036
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