Recombinant human erythropoietin was developed to treat anemia. It was first isolated from urine in 1977 and its gene was cloned in 1985, allowing industrial production. This paved the way for FDA approval in 1989 for use in chronic renal patients on dialysis to increase red blood cell production. It is now used to treat anemia associated with renal failure, cancer, prematurity, and HIV. It can also support erythropoiesis after chemotherapy or transplants and increase hemoglobin levels before surgery or for athletes. Current research continues to explore new applications of recombinant human erythropoietin.
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Recombinant human erythropoietin
1. Development and Clinical use
of Recombinant Human
Erythropoietin
Foundations of Pharmacology
November 16, 2017
Gabrielle Clark
7. Mechanism of Action
Binds to the erythropoietin receptor: a 72
78 kDa glycosylated and phosphorylated
transmembrane polypeptide.
Member of the superfamily of cytokine
receptors.
Binding results in homodimerisation of the
receptor, followed by activation of several
signal transduction pathways.
10. History of Development
1906 - Carnot and Deflandre
Suggested a humoral factor haemopoietine to control RBC production
Carnot and Deflandre . Comptes Rendu Acad辿mie Science Paris. 1906;143:384386.
Donor
Blood
Anemic
20%-40%
11. History of Development
1950 Erslev- Provided definite evidence for the existence of EPO
and predicted the therapeutic potential of EPO if purified.
1954 Hodgson and Toha- First to demonstrate EPO activity in
urine.
1957 Jacobson et al- First to support EPO production of renal
origin.
1961 Kuratowsha et al- Confirmed kidney as a source of EPO
production.
1968 Katz et al -Confirmed liver as another source of EPO
production.
12. History of Development
1977- Miyake et al were the first to isolate and purify EPO
from urine in patients with aplastic anaemia.
Miyake T, Kung CK, Goldwasser EJ. Biol Chem. 1977, 252(15):5558-64.
Fig.1. SDS polyacrylamide electrophoretic
analysis of the most active fraction from each step
in the purification of human erythropoitien.
Ion exchange chromatography
Ethanol precipitation
Gel filtration
Adsorption chromatography
13. History of Development
1985-Jacob et al and Lin et al cloned the human
erythropoietin gene and express this gene in mammalian
cell.
IMPORTANT: Paved the way for industrial manufacturing of
recombinant EPO allowing sufficient quantity of EPO for clinical use
Jacob et al. Nature.1985 Feb 28-Mar 6;313(6005):806-10. Lin et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1985 Nov;82(22):7580-4.
Fig.2. Restriction map of the
humanEpo gene. ExonsI-V
are indicated by boxes. The
solid boxes denote the
regions of the exons that are
translated.
14. History of Development
1989- FDA approves recombinant EPO for use in chronic renal
patients on dialysis
15. Clinical Applications
Replacement therapy (low endogenous
erythropoietin level) in anemia associated with:
Chronic renal failure
Malignancy
Prematurity
HIV infection
#4: The human body generates 2.5 million new red
blood cells (RBCs) per second from the bone
marrow to replenish the continuous removal
of effete RBCs. The production of RBCs (erythropoiesis)
is controlled by an intricate interaction
between various humoral factors and cytokines.A
specific cytokine, a sialoglycoprotein known as
erythropoietin,which acts directly on certain RBC
progenitors and precursors in the bone marrow,
controls the proliferation, differentiation, and
maturation of RBCs. The
#5: he human body generates 2.5 million new red
blood cells (RBCs) per second from the bone
marrow to replenish the continuous removal
of effete RBCs. The production of RBCs (erythropoiesis)
is controlled by an intricate interaction
between various humoral factors and cytokines.A
specific cytokine, a sialoglycoprotein known as
erythropoietin,which acts directly on certain RBC
progenitors and precursors in the bone marrow,
controls the proliferation, differentiation, and
maturation of RBCs. The
#6: he human body generates 2.5 million new red
blood cells (RBCs) per second from the bone
marrow to replenish the continuous removal
of effete RBCs. The production of RBCs (erythropoiesis)
is controlled by an intricate interaction
between various humoral factors and cytokines.A
specific cytokine, a sialoglycoprotein known as
erythropoietin,which acts directly on certain RBC
progenitors and precursors in the bone marrow,
controls the proliferation, differentiation, and
maturation of RBCs. The