Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 66, Issue 4 1785-1788, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Rate of erythropoietin formation in humans in response to acute hypobaric hypoxia

K. U. Eckardt, U. Boutellier, A. Kurtz, M. Schopen, E. A. Koller and C. Bauer
Department of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

This study was carried out to investigate the early changes in erythropoietin (EPO) formation in humans in response to hypoxia. Six volunteers were exposed to simulated altitudes of 3,000 and 4,000 m in a decompression chamber for 5.5 h. EPO was measured by radioimmunoassay in serum samples withdrawn every 30 min during altitude exposure and also in two subjects after termination of hypoxia (4,000 m). EPO levels during hypoxia were significantly elevated after 114 and 84 min (3,000 and 4,000 m), rising thereafter continuously for the period investigated. Mean values increased from 16.0 to 22.5 mU/ml (3,000 m) and from 16.7 to 28.0 mU/ml (4,000 m). This rise in EPO levels corresponds to 1.8-fold (3,000 m) and 3.0-fold (4,000 m) increases in the calculated production rate of the hormone. After termination of hypoxia, EPO levels continued to rise for approximately 1.5 h and after 3 h declined exponentially with an average half-life time of 5.2 h.

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