erythropoietin (EPO)

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Introduction

Also see erythropoiesis-stimulating agent

Function

Structure

belongs to the EPO/TPO family

Compartment

secreted

Expression

  • produced primarily in the peritubular cells of the kidney
  • a small amount is produced by the liver
  • production of EPO is regulated almost exclusively at the level of transcription
  • it is not stored, but excreted immediately.[4]

Pathology

Pharmacology

Pharmacokinetics

1/2life = 4-13 hours

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Additional terms

References

  1. UniProt http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P01588.html
  2. R&D systems' cytokine source book: erythropoietin http://www.rndsystems.com/molecule_detail.aspx?m=1405
  3. Wikipedia; Note: erythropoietin entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/erythropoietin
  4. Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 Yoshimura A, Longmore G, Lodish HF. Point mutation in the exoplasmic domain of the erythropoietin receptor resulting in hormone-independent activation and tumorigenicity. Nature. 1990 Dec 13;348(6302):647-9. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2174515
  5. Krantz SB. Erythropoietin. Blood. 1991 Feb 1;77(3):419-34. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1991159
  6. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 412-13
  7. Williams Hematology, 5th ed, Beutler et al (eds), McGraw Hill, NY, 1995, pg 435
  8. Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015

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