貧血為慢性腎臟病(chronic kidney disease)常見的併發症,主要受腎臟紅血球生成素分泌不足影響。人體組織中如有發生缺氧,脯氨酸羥化酶(prolyl hydroxylase)會受到抑制,進而使缺氧誘導因子(hypoxia-inducible factor, HIF)的抑制停止,導致HIF的活性上升,使紅血球生成素(erythropoietin, EPO)的製造增加。HIF enhancer在此扮演著HIF脯氨酸羥化酶抑制劑(prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor)的角色,可穩定缺氧誘導因子,進而刺激內源性紅血球生成素的產生。
Anemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease, primarily due to insufficient secretion of erythropoietin by the kidney. In hypoxic condition, prolyl hydroxylase activity is inhibited, thereby stopping the inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), resulting in an increase in the activity of HIF. HIF enhancer plays a role as a prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor and then stabilizes HIF, leading to the stimulation of the production of endogenous erythropoietin.