Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Journal of Isfahan Medical School 1027-7595 31 235 2013 06 22 Erythropoietin Has Kidney Protective Efficacy beyond Stimulating Erythropoiesis Erythropoietin Has Kidney Protective Efficacy beyond Stimulating Erythropoiesis 619 622 14067 FA Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran 0000-0003-1673-5741 Fatemeh Ghaed-Amini General Practitioner, Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran Hamid Nasri Professor, Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 0000-0003-1673-5741 Journal Article 2013 06 05 Dear Editor-in-Chief,Recently attentions have been made towards the renoprotective property of erythropoietin beyond stimulating erythropoiesis. It has been suggested that carbamylated erythropoietin administration is able to reduce cyclosporine-induced tubulointerstitial damage. Erythropoietin is also cable of preventing the increase in serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen caused by gentamicin. Interestingly, erythropoietin has shown to have curative effect, besides of its preventive properties. In this letter, the promising kidney protective and curative effects of erythropoietin have been discussed. Dear Editor-in-Chief,Recently attentions have been made towards the renoprotective property of erythropoietin beyond stimulating erythropoiesis. It has been suggested that carbamylated erythropoietin administration is able to reduce cyclosporine-induced tubulointerstitial damage. Erythropoietin is also cable of preventing the increase in serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen caused by gentamicin. Interestingly, erythropoietin has shown to have curative effect, besides of its preventive properties. In this letter, the promising kidney protective and curative effects of erythropoietin have been discussed. https://jims.mui.ac.ir/article_14067_f4cfab7920e9cb176ab3b4e324d85f63.pdf