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KIDNEY & BLOOD PRESSURE RESEARCH
Volume 31, Issue 4, Pages 234-246Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000141928
Keywords
anaemia; cytoprotection; erythropoiesis-stimulating agent; erythropoietin
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The introduction of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEpo) nearly 20 years ago has revolutionised the management of patients with CKD, providing the opportunity for safe long-term anaemia correction without the attendant risks identified with blood products. Based on our expanding knowledge in this area, there are many exciting and innovative new approaches to anaemia correction that stand on, or are close to, the threshold of yielding products ready for clinical use. Recently, an Epo-related molecule called continuous Epo receptor activator has been licensed in Europe, and other molecules are in various processes of development, including Epo mimetic peptide. The search goes on for orally active antianaemic therapies, and several strategies are being investigated. Furthermore, it is now clear that in addition to the anaemia-correction properties of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, there is the potential for cytoprotection by prevention of cellular apoptosis. This effect could be used in the prevention of ischaemia-reperfusion injury as well as other conditions associated with acute kidney injury and other disease processes. The aim of this article is to discuss these possible future strategies, focusing in particular on those with a reasonable likelihood of a pharmaceutical product that is likely to be used clinically. Copyright (C) 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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