Erythropoietin (EPO), a glycoprotein hormone, stimulates the growth of red blood cells and as a consequence it increases tissue oxygenation. This performance enhancing effect is responsible for the ban of erythropioetin in sports since 1990. Especially its recombinant synthesis led to the abuse of this hormone, predominatly in endurance sports. The analytical differentiation of endogenously produced erythropoietin from its recombinant counterpart by using isoelectric focusing and double blotting is a milestone in the detection of doping with recombinant erythropoietin. However, various analogous of the initial recombinant products, not always easily detectable by the standard IEF-method, necessitate the development of analytical alternatives for the detection of EPO doping. The following chapter summarizes its mode of action, the various forms of recombinant erythropoietin, the main analytical procedures and strategies for the detection of EPO doping as well as a typical case report.
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AAPS PharmSciTech
January 2025
Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo, Probiomed S.A. de C.V, C. P. 52400, Tenancingo, Estado de México, México.
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International Joint Research Laboratory for Recombinant Pharmaceutical Protein Expression System of Henan, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China; School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China. Electronic address:
Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells are the most widely used platform for recombinant therapeutic protein (RTP) production. Traditionally, the development of CHO cell lines has mainly depended on random integration of transgenes into the genome, which is not conducive to stable long-term expression. Cytidine monophosphate N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase (CMAH) is expressed in CHO cells and produces N-hydroxyacetylneuraminic acid, which may cause a human immune response.
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December 2024
Faculty and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan.
MCFD2 and ERGIC-53 form a cargo receptor complex that plays a crucial role in transporting specific glycoproteins, including blood coagulation factor VIII, from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus. We have demonstrated that MCFD2 recognizes a 10-amino-acid sequence in factor VIII, thereby facilitating its efficient transport. Moreover, the secretion of biopharmaceutical recombinant glycoproteins, such as erythropoietin, can be enhanced by tagging them with this sequence, which we have termed the "passport sequence" (PS).
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Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Yishan Road, Shanghai, China.
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State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China.
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