Promegapoietin
Encyclopedia
Promegapoietin is a drug given during chemotherapy
to increase blood cell
regeneration. It is a colony-stimulating factor
that stimulates megakaryocyte
production.
It functions by stimulating ligands for interleukin 3
and c-Mpl.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen....
to increase blood cell
Blood cell
A blood cell, also called a hematocyte, is a cell normally found in blood. In mammals, these fall into three general categories:* red blood cells — Erythrocytes* white blood cells — Leukocytes* platelets — Thrombocytes...
regeneration. It is a colony-stimulating factor
Colony-stimulating factor
Colony-stimulating factors are secreted glycoproteins that bind to receptor proteins on the surfaces of hemopoietic stem cells, thereby activating intracellular signaling pathways that can cause the cells to proliferate and differentiate into a specific kind of blood cell Colony-stimulating...
that stimulates megakaryocyte
Megakaryocyte
The megakaryocyte is a bone marrow cell responsible for the production of blood thrombocytes , which are necessary for normal blood clotting...
production.
It functions by stimulating ligands for interleukin 3
Interleukin 3
Interleukin 3, also known as IL-3, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IL3 gene.-Function:Interleukin-3 is an interleukin, a type of biological signal that can improve the body's natural response to disease as part of the immune system...
and c-Mpl.