Erythropoietin, erythropoiesis and beyond

S Chateauvieux, C Grigorakaki, F Morceau… - Biochemical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Erythropoietin (EPO) is a glycoprotein that is mainly produced in the adult kidney, and it was
initially highlighted for its action on the hematopoietic system. Moreover, EPO is also …

Survival and proliferative roles of erythropoietin beyond the erythroid lineage

CT Noguchi, L Wang, HM Rogers, R Teng… - Expert reviews in …, 2008 - cambridge.org
Since the isolation and purification of erythropoietin (EPO) in 1977, the essential role of EPO
for mature red blood cell production has been well established. The cloning of the EPO gene …

Erythropoietin: multiple targets, actions, and modifying influences for biological and clinical consideration

HE Broxmeyer - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2013 - rupress.org
Erythropoietin (EPO), a humoral regulator of erythropoiesis and replacement therapy for
selected red blood cell disorders in EPO-deficient patients, has been implicated in a wide …

The erythropoietin receptor: molecular structure and hematopoietic signaling pathways

SS Watowich - Journal of Investigative Medicine, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The process of erythropoiesis in the fetal liver and adult bone marrow is regulated by the
hormone erythropoietin (Epo), which is produced in the kidney at low levels under …

Turning cells red: signal transduction mediated by erythropoietin

TD Richmond, M Chohan, DL Barber - Trends in cell biology, 2005 - cell.com
Erythropoietin (EPO) is the crucial cytokine regulator of red blood-cell production. Since the
discovery of EPO in 1985 and the isolation of its cognate receptor four years later, there has …

Erythropoietic and non‐erythropoietic functions of erythropoietin in mouse models

J Vogel, M Gassmann - The Journal of physiology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
As the basic function of erythropoietin (Epo) is stimulation of red blood cell production,
systemic overexpression of Epo results in erythrocytosis. The patho‐physiological …

Erythropoietin and its derivatives: from tissue protection to immune regulation

B Peng, G Kong, C Yang, Y Ming - Cell death & disease, 2020 - nature.com
Erythropoietin (EPO) is an evolutionarily conserved hormone well documented for its
erythropoietic role via binding the homodimeric EPO receptor (EPOR) 2. In past decades …

[HTML][HTML] Discovering erythropoietin's extra-hematopoietic functions: biology and clinical promise

M Brines, A Cerami - Kidney international, 2006 - Elsevier
A greatly expanded understanding of the biology of endogenous erythropoietin (EPO) has
emerged since the early 1990s. Originally viewed as the renal hormone dedicated to …

Structure, production and function of erythropoietin: implications for therapeutical use in cardiovascular disease

D Mocini, T Leone, M Tubaro… - Current medicinal …, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com
Erythropoietin (EPO) is a 30,400 daltons glycoprotein, consisting of 165 amino acids
produced mainly in the kidney and in the liver and regulating erythrocyitosis. It primarily acts …

Erythropoietin after a century of research: younger than ever

W Jelkmann - European journal of haematology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In the light of the enthusiasm regarding the use of recombinant human erythropoietin (Epo)
and its analogues for treatment of the anaemias of chronic renal failure and malignancies it …