Bibliographic citations
Bermudez, D., (2021). Respuesta proliferativa a la hipoxia y expresión génica de progenitores eritroides aislados de habitantes de altura andinos con Mal de Montaña Crónico [Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/9728
Bermudez, D., Respuesta proliferativa a la hipoxia y expresión génica de progenitores eritroides aislados de habitantes de altura andinos con Mal de Montaña Crónico []. PE: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/9728
@misc{renati/910037,
title = "Respuesta proliferativa a la hipoxia y expresión génica de progenitores eritroides aislados de habitantes de altura andinos con Mal de Montaña Crónico",
author = "Bermudez Pumasunco, Daniela Inés",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia",
year = "2021"
}
The main sign of Chronic Mountain Sickness (CMS) is excessive erythrocytosis (EE), which is defined as an excessive number of red blood cells and hemoglobin (Hb) concentration (Hb; Hb≥21g/dL in men and ≥19g/dL in women). CMS is a highly prevalent clinical syndrome in Andean regions located at more than 2500 m, and those who suffer from it are considered maladapted to life in chronic hypoxia. On average, about 25% of males living above 4000m in the central Andes are affected by EE. Hypoxemia is the main stimulus for the development of EE; however, the underlying mechanisms for the progression of this condition are still controversial. Therefore, it becomes necessary to investigate the effect of hypoxia at the cellular level to identify potential pathways that could be involved in the development of EE. Studies on erythroid progenitors derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) obtained from CMS highlanders’ cells, have identified genes that regulate the erythropoietic process that could explain the exaggerated erythropoietic response. However, the physiological responses of native CMS cells to hypoxia are still unclear. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the proliferative response and Epo-sensitivity under hypoxic and normoxic conditions of erythroid progenitor cells (BFU-E) of CMS and healthy highlanders. Additionally, mRNA expression levels of the erythropoietic-relevant genes EpoR, SENP1 and GATA1 was investigated. CMS BFU-E colonies showed greater proliferative response, increased Epo-sensitivity, and increased mRNA expression for EpoR, SENP1 and GATA1, when compared to BFU-E cells from healthy subjects. Our results suggest that CMS highlanders develop EE because their erythroid progenitor cells are more sensitive to Epo under hypoxic conditions, promoting the excessive proliferation of erythroid cells which could also be associated to the augmented expression of erythropoietic genes in these cells.
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