Erythropoietin

According to a study, the general population is affected around 15 to 25 percent with acute or chronic urticaria in their life (30). The most common incidence of acute urticaria has been noted higher in people with atrophy and in teenagers and young adults (31), Few cases have been reported to develop both conditions of angioedema and urticaria, occurring simultaneously. A study has been noted that approximately half of subjects have both urticaria and angioedema, Whist 40% had been noted with…

“Only eight athletes out of 11,000 Olympic competitors tested positive is proof that 'the war on doping is being won.’” Doping in professional sports gives players an unfair advantage. The problem with drug testing is that it's not always effective and people can get past them. These drugs make them feel better when they are using them but they aren't thinking about what will happen to their bodies in the future. Professional athletes should be drug tested so they don't have an advantage and so…

into the blood. 2. When athletes train at high altitude they are taking in air with less oxygen per volume. These oxygen levels are not high enough to provide the muscles with the necessary energy so to compensate the body releases the hormone erythropoietin, which stimulates red blood cell production. When the athletes head to competition at lower altitudes the take advantage of this increased ability to absorb oxygen, improving performance. 3. During agglutination the antibodies in the…

While studying and learning about the blood portion of the cardiovascular system in BIO 211, we learned that major function of this particular system is transportation of oxygen, waste and nutrients throughout the body. However, the specific part of the circulatory system that I would like to focus on are the erythrocytes. The erythrocytes, located in our bloodstream and blood vessels, which have the function of transporting oxygen to all parts of the body when tissues become deoxygenated. The…

furosemide which is a a synthetic compound with a strong diuretic action, used especially in the treatment of oedema(collecting of watery fluids in the body).Johannes Dürr He is a sports player in cross country skiing(2014)in which he used a drug named erythropoietin which basically is a hormone that increases the rate of production of red blood cells in response to falling levels of oxygen in the…

Biotechnology, as applied to sports, refers to working with the human genome to influence sport performance. Even though, Biotechnology should be banned because of unfair advantages from others. Biotechnology plays a grand role in an athlete’s performance because the prevention of risks that are related to sports, using genetic information to maximize athletic potential and genetically modifying athletes. Biotechnology is any use of biological organisms or processes in industrial, medical,…

It would be hard to come across a sport that did not have at least one scandal involving a performance-enhancing drug. Alex Rodriguez was suspended from playing baseball for an entire season for using human growth hormone. More recently, Peyton Manning was accused of using the same drug. HGH is not the only performance-enhancing drug on the market though. In the cycling community, one specific type of performance enhancer is king, blood doping. Blood doping is the misuse of certain…

succeed because of money, endorsements, and even national pride. These pressures often promote professional athletes to adopt unethical ways to cheat such as doping. Doping by definition is “the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to illegally improve athletic performance” (Merriam-Webster, 2018). Doping has become a controversial topic throughout sports because it can cause damage to athletes health, give them an unfair…

Now that you have studied about blood. Explain why you think EPO doping would be dangerous for cardiovascular health. Do you think any benefit an athlete gains outweigh the risks? Erythropoietin (from the Greek erythros "red" and protein "to make") is a glycoprotein hormone (that is, made up of sugars and proteins) that plays an essential role in the synthesis of red blood cells. In addition, it has another series of functions, related to cell death and brain response to lack of oxygen.…

Julphar is the largest Generic drug manufacturer in the MENA area. Established in 1980, the first plant started to manufacture and produce only five products. Today Julphar produces 3957 products. After just over 3 decades, today Julphar operates out of fifteen plants. Thirteen of which are based in the UAE, one in Bangladesh and one in Ethiopia. Moreover, Julphar’s sixteenth plant is expected to start its operation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia later this year. Being a generic drug…