铁是机体必需的微量元素，有着广泛的生物学作用，包括氧化运输和细胞呼吸作用，缺铁会引起细胞生长停滞或死亡，铁过载会使细胞发生氧化应......

Patients with alcoholic liver disease frequently exhibit increased body iron stores, as reflected by elevated serum iron......