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Effects of continuous erythropoietin receptor activator in sepsis-induced acute kidney injury and multi-organ dysfunction.

PloS one 2012 Jan 1; In press

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Rodrigues CE, Sanches TR, Volpini RA, Shimizu MH, Kuriki PS, Camara NO, Seguro AC, Andrade L

Department of Nephrology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Despite advances in supportive care, sepsis-related mortality remains high, especially in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). Erythropoietin can protect organs against ischemia and sepsis. This effect has been linked to activation of intracellular survival pathways, although the mechanism remains unclear. Continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (CERA) is an erythropoietin with a unique pharmacologic profile and long half-life. We hypothesized that pretreatment with CERA would be renoprotective in the cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model of sepsis-induced AKI.

Keywords: erythropoietin