Use of erythropoietin in ophthalmology: a review

Erythropoietin (EPO) is a glycoprotein hormone that regulates hematopoiesis in the human body. The presence of EPO and its receptors in different tissues indicates that this hormone has extramedullary effects in other tissues, including the eye. We focus on the biological roles of this hormone in th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Survey of ophthalmology 2022-03, Vol.67 (2), p.427-439
Hauptverfasser: Feizi, Sepehr, Alemzadeh-Ansari, Mohammadhasan, Karimian, Farid, Esfandiari, Hamed
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Zusammenfassung:Erythropoietin (EPO) is a glycoprotein hormone that regulates hematopoiesis in the human body. The presence of EPO and its receptors in different tissues indicates that this hormone has extramedullary effects in other tissues, including the eye. We focus on the biological roles of this hormone in the development and normal physiologic functions of the eye. Furthermore, we explore the role of EPO in the management of different ocular diseases – including diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, inherited retinal degeneration, branch and central retinal vein occlusion, retinal detachment, traumatic optic neuropathy, optic neuritis, methanol optic neuropathy, nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, glaucoma, and scleral necrosis.
ISSN:0039-6257
1879-3304
DOI:10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.06.002