Blood 1 Flashcards
Synergistically acts (syn==oppose?!) w other growth factors to stimulate megakaryocyte
Opeevelkin
3 megakaryocyre growth factors
ORE
Oprevelkin
Romiplostim
Eltrombopag
Peptibody; used for chronic idio thrombocytopenia
Romiplostim
Oral receptor agonist for severe idio thrombocytopenia
Eltrombopag
Presebt ib early progrnitor cells but not in late
Cd34
More specific myeloid gf; doc for pbsc mobilization
Filgrastim
Adverse effect of filgrastim
Splenomegaly w bone pain
Less specific; less effective! Than G Csf; multipotential hematopoietic; gm csf
SarGramostim
Adverse effect of sargeamostim
Capillary leak syndrome
For febrile neutropenia
Pegfilgrastim
First hematopoietic growth factor isolated
Erythropoietin
High bone marrow disorders and low anemia of chronic renal failure
Endogenous EPO
Normal stores of folate
5-20 mg
Folate completely absorbed in?
Proximal jejunum
Required for vit b12 dependent reaction generating met from homocysteine
N methyl thf