| Literature DB >> 2206997 |
T Matsumoto1, K Endoh, K Kamisango, K Akamatsu, K Koizumi, M Higuchi, N Imai, H Mitsui, T Kawaguchi.
Abstract
Anaemia was induced in rats with fluorouracil (5-FU) or cisplatin (CDDP) and the mechanisms of anaemia induction were analysed. Furthermore, the therapeutic effects of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHu Epo) on these anticancer drug-induced anaemias were investigated. In 5-FU-induced anaemia, marked serum erythropoietin (Epo) elevation was observed in inverse correlation to blood Hb concentration and Hb concentration rapidly recovered to normal levels. On the other hand, in CDDP-induced anaemia, serum Epo elevation was modest and the lowered Hb concentration persisted longer. Treatment with rHu Epo significantly improved both anticancer drug-induced anaemias but rHu Epo was more effective on CDDP-induced anaemia. These results suggest that rHu Epo might be useful for the therapy of anaemia associated with anticancer chemotherapy.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2206997 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1990.tb07783.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Haematol ISSN: 0007-1048 Impact factor: 6.998