Sentences with phrase «with erythropoietin»

In a presentation by Dr. Sheri Ross at the 2006 meeting of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, she noted that in one study of dogs and cats with naturally occurring kidney failure, two of three dogs treated with erythropoietin for greater than 90 days and five of seven cats treated for greater than 180 days developed refractory anemia that was attributed to anti-erythropoietin antibodies.

Lasne, Francoise et al.» «Genetic Doping» with erythropoietin cDNA in Primate Muscle is Detectable.»

A related practice is doping with erythropoietin (EPO), a hormone that stimulates red blood cell production.

There, the antibody was caught by transferrin transporters, which drew it — along with the erythropoietin — through the blood vessel walls and into the brain.

Not exact matches

, the researchers described the case of a man with an acute lung disorder, in which he received an experimental treatment involving the use of his own blood - derived cells and the drug erythropoietin, which stimulates the production of red blood cells.

Levels of the erythropoietin - responsive hormone erythroferrone in mice and humans with chronic kidney disease

The study is entitled, «Testing for Recombinant Human Erythropoietin in Urine: Problems Associated with Current Anti-Doping Testing,» and was conducted by Carsten Lundby, Niels J. Achman - Andersen, Jonas J. Thomsen, Anne M. Norgaard and Paul Robach, all of the Copenhagen Muscle Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.

These included genes associated primarily with the vascular changes resulting from oxygen deprivation; namely (a) VEGF and its receptors Flk - 1 and Flt - 1 [17,56]; and (b) erythropoietin (EPO) and its receptor (EPOR)[16].

Management of chemotherapy - related anaemia with low - dose recombinant human erythropoietin in patients with small cell lung cancer.

Eero Mantyranta, a Finnish cross-country skier who won two gold medals in the 1964 Olympics, was born with a mutation in the erythropoietin receptor gene that allows his blood to carry significantly more oxygen than the average person's [source: McCrory].

Induction of nitric oxide by erythropoietin is mediated by the β common receptor and requires interaction with VEGF receptor 2.

Its presence in all erythropoietin - independent erythroid colonies demonstrates a link with growth factor hypersensitivity, a key biological feature of these disorders.

Police busted the Festina team's masseur with drugs, including erythropoietin, in his car [source: Abt].

Using a mouse model, the lab of Whitehead Institute Founding Member Harvey Lodish, has now determined that combining the cholesterol - lowering drug fenofibrate with glucocorticoids could allow for dramatically lower steroid doses in the treatment of Diamond Blackfan anemia and other erythropoietin - resistant anemias.

Stimulation of the production of erythropoietin in the kidneys — helps with blood cell production

This result was corroborated with 2 other studies which show that echinacea supplementation (8000mg / day) also increased erythropoietin.

A very rare kidney tumor that secretes the hormone, erythropoietin, has also been implicated in polycythemia and there are suspicions that high cortisone levels (as occur with steroid administration or Cushing's Disease) might occasionally cause elevated PCVs too.

A rather high number of pets have reactions to multiple injections of either product — but less with darbepoetin than erythropoietin.

Cells associated with healthy nephrons produce an important hormone called erythropoietin and and enzyme called renin.

Erythropoietin replacement is sometimes used for cats with chronic kidney failure.

Working on the PCV is important, many factors go into red blood cell production starting with a hormone secreted by the kidneys called erythropoietin (you hear about it a lot in sports like cycling) which stimulates red blood cell production; more investigation may be needed to determine if the problem is an increase in destruction or a decrease in production.

Myelodysplastic Syndrome Although there is no standard therapeutic regimen for dogs with myelodysplastic syndrome, some of them are sensitive to treatment with recombinant human erythropoietin and prednisone.

Peterson ME, Zanjani ED: Inappropriate erythropoietin production from a renal carcinoma in a dog with polycythemia.

The cause needs to be investigated starting with confirming the presence of glucose in the urine, after blood tests for blood counts (kidneys secrete erythropoietin which stimulates the production of red blood cells) and biochemistry (which would indicate general kidney and liver function), there will be a clearer picture of Chinu's condition.