• Neurobiology of disease · Dec 2006

    Comparative Study

    Erythropoietin protects sensory axons against paclitaxel-induced distal degeneration.

    • Giorgia Melli, Christelene Jack, George L Lambrinos, Mathias Ringkamp, and Ahmet Höke.
    • Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
    • Neurobiol. Dis. 2006 Dec 1; 24 (3): 525-30.

    AbstractPaclitaxel causes a sensory polyneuropathy with characteristic features of distal axonal degeneration. Although the exact mechanisms underlying distal axonal degeneration are unknown, paclitaxel-induced axonal degeneration has been shown to be associated with an increase in detyrosinated tubulin. Here we show that recombinant human erythropoietin prevents axonal degeneration in sensory neurons in vitro and this effect is associated with downregulation of detyrosinated tubulin. Furthermore, in an animal model of paclitaxel-induced distal sensory polyneuropathy, recombinant human erythropoietin protects against distal axonal degeneration. These findings suggest that recombinant human erythropoietin may be useful as a therapy to prevent paclitaxel-induced sensory polyneuropathy in patients undergoing chemotherapy.

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