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Eritropoyetina en terapia intensiva

Eritropoyetina en terapia intensiva: más allá del tratamiento de la anemia


Erythropoietin in the intensive care unit: beyond treatment of anemia.
Patel NS, Collino M, Yaqoob MM, Thiemermann C.
Centre for Translational Medicine & Therapeutics, Queen Mary University of London, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London, London, UK. n.s.patel@qmul.ac.uk.
Ann Intensive Care. 2011 Sep 23;1:40.
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Erythropoietin (EPO) is the major hormone stimulating the production and differentiation of red blood cells. EPO is used widely for treating anemia of critical illness or anemia induced by chemotherapy. EPO at pharmacological doses is used in this setting to raise hemoglobin levels (by preventing the apoptosis of erythroid progenitor cells) and is designed to reduce patient exposure to allogenic blood through transfusions. Stroke, heart failure, and acute kidney injury are a frequently encountered clinical problem. Unfortunately, in the intensive care unit advances in supportive interventions have done little to reduce the high mortality associated with these conditions. Tissue protection with EPO at high, nonpharmacological doses after injury has been found in the brain, heart, and kidney of several animal models. It is now well known that EPO has anti-apoptotic effects in cells other than erythroid progenitor cells, which is considered to be independent of EPOs erythropoietic activities. This review article summarizes what is known in preclinical models of critical illness and discusses why this does not correlate with randomized, controlled clinical trials
http://www.annalsofintensivecare.com/content/pdf/2110-5820-1-40.pdf


Papel de la eritropoyetina en la sepsis
Bench to bedside: A role for erythropoietin in sepsis.
Walden AP, Young JD, Sharples E.
Adult Intensive Care Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK. apwalden@hotmail.com
Crit Care. 2010;14(4):227. Epub 2010 Aug 6.
Abstract
Sepsis is the systemic inflammatory response to infection and can result in multiple organ dysfunction syndrome with associated high mortality, morbidity and health costs. Erythropoietin is a well-established treatment for the anaemia of renal failure due to its anti-apoptotic effects on red blood cells and their precursors. The extra-haemopoietic actions of erythropoietin include vasopressor, anti-apoptotic, cytoprotective and immunomodulating actions, all of which could prove beneficial in sepsis. Attenuation of organ dysfunction has been shown in several animal models and its vasopressor effects have been well characterised in laboratory and clinical settings. Clinical trials of erythropoietin in single organ disorders have suggested promising cytoprotective effects, and while no randomised trials have been performed in patients with sepsis, good quality data exist from studies on anaemia in critically ill patients, giving useful information of its pharmacokinetics and potential for harm. An observational cohort study examining the microvascular effects of erythropoietin is underway and the evidence would support further phase II and III clinical trials examining this molecule as an adjunctive treatment in sepsis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2945071/pdf/cc9049.pdf






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