Open AccessRenal Anemia of Inflammation: The Name Is Self-Explanatory
Author(s) -
Mahmut İlker Yılmaz,
Yalçın Solak,
Adrian Covic,
David Goldsmith,
Mehmet Kanbay
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
blood purification
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1421-9735
pISSN - 0253-5068
DOI - 10.1159/000328037
Subject(s) - hepcidin , erythropoietin , anemia , medicine , kidney disease , inflammation , erythropoiesis , anemia of chronic disease , immunology , proinflammatory cytokine
Anemia is inevitable as chronic kidney disease (CKD) advances. With the advent of erythropoietin-stimulating agents (ESAs), considerable improvement has been achieved in the management of anemia. However, some patients show a reduced response to ESAs.
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