Brines M L, Ghezzi P, Keenan S, Agnello D, de Lanerolle N C, Cerami C, Itri L M, Cerami A
The Kenneth S. Warren Laboratories, 765 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Sep 12;97(19):10526-31. doi: 10.1073/pnas.97.19.10526.
Erythropoietin (EPO), recognized for its central role in erythropoiesis, also mediates neuroprotection when the recombinant form (r-Hu-EPO) is directly injected into ischemic rodent brain. We observed abundant expression of the EPO receptor at brain capillaries, which could provide a route for circulating EPO to enter the brain. In confirmation of this hypothesis, systemic administration of r-Hu-EPO before or up to 6 h after focal brain ischemia reduced injury by approximately 50-75%. R-Hu-EPO also ameliorates the extent of concussive brain injury, the immune damage in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, and the toxicity of kainate. Given r-Hu-EPO's excellent safety profile, clinical trials evaluating systemically administered r-Hu-EPO as a general neuroprotective treatment are warranted.
促红细胞生成素(EPO)因其在红细胞生成中的核心作用而闻名,当将重组形式的促红细胞生成素(r-Hu-EPO)直接注入缺血的啮齿动物大脑时,它还介导神经保护作用。我们观察到脑毛细血管处促红细胞生成素受体的大量表达,这可能为循环中的促红细胞生成素进入大脑提供一条途径。为证实这一假设,在局灶性脑缺血前或缺血后6小时内全身给予r-Hu-EPO可使损伤减少约50%-75%。r-Hu-EPO还可改善脑震荡性损伤的程度、实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎中的免疫损伤以及海藻酸盐的毒性。鉴于r-Hu-EPO具有出色的安全性,有必要进行临床试验来评估全身给予r-Hu-EPO作为一种通用的神经保护治疗方法的效果。