Stabilizing HIF to Ameliorate Anemia.

Voit, Richard A; Sankaran, Vijay G · Cell · 2020

review · Level V

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Abstract

Erythropoietin (EPO) production in the kidney is regulated by the oxygen-sensing transcription factor HIF-1α, which is degraded under normoxic conditions by HIF-prolyl hydroxylase (HIF-PHD). Inhibition of HIF-PHD by roxadustat leads to increased EPO production, better iron absorption, and amelioration of anemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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