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Abstract Background and Aims Hypoxia inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor (HIF-PHI) is a novel small molecule inhibitor in clinical treatment for renal anemia. Several studies have shown that sustained HIF activation may also have deleterious effects, such as tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Here, the potential effects of different treatment frequency of HIF-PHI (FG-4592) on CKD (chronic kidney disease) mice were investigated. Method Male C57BL/6J mice were constructed by subtotal nephrectomy of 5/6 to serve as a model for CKD. We then compared four different strategies based on the frequency of FG-4592(intragastric administration, 30mg/kg) over 9 weeks: once a week (qw), twice a week (biw), three times a week (tiw), and every day (qd). In vitro, HK-2 cells were divided into three groups according to the different administration methods of FG-4592(30μM): FG-4592 for 20h (FG0); FG-4592 for 8h, followed by washing with medium for 12h(FG1); twice FG-4592 for 8h, followed by washing twice with medium for2h(FG2). Results Hemoglobin in the biw group, tiw group or qd group was significantly higher than that in vehicle group. EPO, HIF-1α and HIF-2α of tiw group, biw group and qd group were significantly higher than those in vehicle group. Makers of fibrosis and inflammation in qd group were higher than that in vehicle group, while there was no statistical difference in the changes of the above indicators in tiw group and biw group. HIF-1α and HIF-2α were increased in intermittent administration, but the expression of VEGF, makers of fibrosis or inflammation were not affected. In HK2, HIF-1α and HIF-2α were activated by continuous administration of FG-4592. At the same time, the expression of VEGF, inflammatory and fibrosis indicators were increased significantly during continuous administration. In HepG2, EPO was increased in intermittent administration in HepG2 cells without VEGF increasing. Conclusion Taken together, our studies demonstrated that FG-4592 administration 2-3 times a week can effectively improve renal anemia without side effects on inflammatory and fibrosis.

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