Improving the QOL for cats with renal disorders using drugs with minimal adverse reactions

(Japan Science and Technology Agency) To treat renal anemia for cats, veterinary medicine has only had an option of using erythropoietin (human EPO), that causes side effects. Kaneka Co. successfully developed feline (cat) erythropoietin (fEPO) with feline-derived amino acid sequences using transgenic chicken production technology based on the research results of Professor Shinji Iijima under JST's A-STEP program.