Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and vascular complications, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. All forms of diabetes are ultimately related to insufficient functional pancreatic β-cell mass to maintain euglycemia. In this context, the promotion of β-cell survival and function is a fundamental issue of direct relevance to diabetes prevention and treatment. Although first identified as a hematopoietic factor that promotes erythropoiesis and erythrocyte survival, an accumulating body of evidence suggests that erythropoietin (EPO) may also exert cytoprotective effects on non-erythroid tissues, including the brain, kidney, blood vessels, and pancreatic β cells. Recent reports have demonstrated the biological effects of EPO on the pancreatic β cells and its potential preventative and therapeutic role in diabetes. This review will focus on the emerging extra-hematopoietic roles of EPO and its potential protective role in diabetes.
Keywords: Angiogenesis, Apoptosis, Diabetes, Erythropoietin, Pancreatic beta cell, rHuEPO, Chronic hyperglycemia, Vascular complications, Euglycemia, Erythropoiesis
Current Diabetes Reviews
Title: The Extra-Hematopoietic Role of Erythropoietin in Diabetes Mellitus
Volume: 7 Issue: 4
Author(s): Diana Choi, Ravi Retnakaran and Minna Woo
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Keywords: Angiogenesis, Apoptosis, Diabetes, Erythropoietin, Pancreatic beta cell, rHuEPO, Chronic hyperglycemia, Vascular complications, Euglycemia, Erythropoiesis
Abstract: Diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and vascular complications, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. All forms of diabetes are ultimately related to insufficient functional pancreatic β-cell mass to maintain euglycemia. In this context, the promotion of β-cell survival and function is a fundamental issue of direct relevance to diabetes prevention and treatment. Although first identified as a hematopoietic factor that promotes erythropoiesis and erythrocyte survival, an accumulating body of evidence suggests that erythropoietin (EPO) may also exert cytoprotective effects on non-erythroid tissues, including the brain, kidney, blood vessels, and pancreatic β cells. Recent reports have demonstrated the biological effects of EPO on the pancreatic β cells and its potential preventative and therapeutic role in diabetes. This review will focus on the emerging extra-hematopoietic roles of EPO and its potential protective role in diabetes.
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Choi Diana, Retnakaran Ravi and Woo Minna, The Extra-Hematopoietic Role of Erythropoietin in Diabetes Mellitus, Current Diabetes Reviews 2011; 7(4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339911796397820
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339911796397820 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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