What happens if you have too much erythropoietin

Erythropoietin, a glycoprotein hormone, is synthesized predominantly in the kidney and secreted by renal cortical interstitial cells in response to tissue hypoxia.

Erythropoietin is the main regulator of the production of red blood cells. It functions in the recruitment and differentiation of erythroid progenitor cells and aids in their maintenance and survival. Erythropoietin also stimulates the synthesis of hemoglobin.

Erythropoietin injection

In the last 15 years, the ready availability of recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEPO, epoetin alfa) has permitted the clinical investigation and application of this hormone to the treatment of anemia in various patient populations.

Epoetin alfa has been shown to accelerate erythropoiesis and reduce allogeneic blood transfusion in major elective, noncardiac, nonvascular surgery and in certain anemic patients with chronic renal failure, nonmyeloid malignancies and human immunodeficiency virus infection.

In addition to improving hematologic parameters, epoetin alfa therapy can enhanc

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