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Renal anemia: from erythropoietin deficiency to erythropoietin resistance

Key takeaways

This article explains why people with kidney disease often have low red blood cell counts. It describes how the kidneys stop making enough of a hormone called erythropoietin. It also covers why the body may stop responding to that hormone. This is a review of known science, not a new test of a drug.

Who did this work

Aojiao Chu (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine) · Jinyang Bu (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine) · Xinfu Zou (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine) · Zheng Zhang (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine) · Qin Zheng (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine) · Ling SHI (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine) · Meihong Luo (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-10-08
https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2026.1928390