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International Journal of Cell Cloning, Vol 7, 257-263, Copyright © 1989 by AlphaMed Press

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Effects of recombinant human erythropoietin on hematopoietic progenitors of chronic hemodialysis patients in vitro and in vivo

M Hino, K Miyazono, A Urabe and F Takaku
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.

Erythroid progenitors were assayed in 20 chronic hemodialysis patients before and after administration of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEpo) using a methylcellulose culture method. Hemoglobin concentrations, hematocrit values and the proportion of marrow erythroblasts increased significantly during rhEpo treatment. The numbers of erythroid progenitors (CFU-e and BFU-e) in the patients' marrow also increased following rhEpo administration. Our data suggest that rhEpo is an effective drug for treating anemia caused by chronic renal failure and the administration of rhEpo results in an increase in the numbers of erythroid progenitors.




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