Based on animal experiments, a switch of the erythropoietin (EPO) production site from the liver in the fetus to the kidneys in the adult has been postulated. To study the switch in humans, we have quantitated EPO mRNA expression in liver, kidney, spleen, and bone marrow of human fetuses and neonates by means of a competitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Tissue samples from 66 routine postmortem examinations were obtained. EPO mRNA was expressed in 97% of the tissue specimen derived from the liver (n = 66) and in 93% of those from the kidneys (17 weeks of gestation until 18 months after birth; n = 59). For the first time the EPO gene was found expressed in vivo in human spleen (96% of 64 samples) and in fetal and neonatal bone marrow (81% of 21 samples). EPO mRNA expression in the kidneys increased significantly beyond 30 weeks of gestation (P < .05). Although there was a slight decrease in EPO mRNA content per g liver tissue towards birth, the liver accounted for about 80% of the total body EPO mRNA. The contribution of the spleen and bone marrow were minor compared with liver and kidneys. Our results indicate that in humans the liver is the primary site of EPO gene expression not only in fetal, but also in neonatal life. A significant increase of renal EPO mRNA expression after 30 weeks of gestation might indicate the beginning switch.
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