Anti-erythropoietin (EPO) antibodies

Erythropoietin antibodies

Erythropoietin (EPO) - a glycoprotein produced mainly by the interstitial cells of the renal cortex, which stimulates erythropoiesis and maturation of erythrocytes. EPO is used in the treatment of Anemia in chronic renal failure and in anemia in the course of certain cancers and also in neonatology. Antibodies to erythropoietin can appear during treatment with EPO.