Bone Marrow Has Entered the Chat
These cells in the bone marrow are the starting point for hematopoietic and immune blood cells.
What are stem cells?
These chemical messengers regulate blood cell growth and development.
What are cytokines?
This hormone is secreted by the kidneys and stimulates red blood cell production.
What is erythropoietin?
The immune system's job is to protect the host from this.
What is disease?
These drugs enhance immune function.
What are immunostimulants?
This type of stem cell can develop into different types of blood cells.
What is a pluripotent stem cell?
Cytokines work by doing this to receptors on target cells.
What is binding to receptors?
Erythropoietin stimulates the maturation and production of these cells.
What are red blood cells (RBCs)?
Immune cells are what type of blood cells?
What are white blood cells (WBCs)?
The goal of immunostimulant therapy is to increase the immune system's ability to eliminate these.
What are harmful invaders?
The committed stem cell that begins the process of producing specific blood cells is called this.
What is a colony-forming unit (CFU)?
These growth factors stimulate production of blood cells such as RBCs, platelets, and granulocytes.
What are colony-stimulating factors (CSFs)?
Name one condition that can trigger erythropoietin production.
These immune cells are important in phagocytosis and defense.
What are:
This medication class includes drugs that affect immune responses and blood cell production.
What are hematopoietic drugs?
The process of producing and developing blood cells is called this.
What is hematopoiesis?
This type of cytokine inhibits viral replication and activates natural killer cells.
What are interferons?
A patient living at high altitude may produce more of this hormone due to lower oxygen levels.
What is erythropoietin?
The immune system helps remove injured, damaged, dead, or these types of cells.
What are malignant cells?
A drug that increases immune activity would be classified as this.
What is an immunostimulant?
A patient has decreased blood cell production. Which body structure is most likely involved?
What is the bone marrow?
These cytokines influence immune responses and may either stimulate or suppress immune activity.
What are interleukins?
A medication that mimics erythropoietin would primarily help treat this condition.
What is anemia?
Name three populations requiring special consideration when using hematopoietic or immunostimulant drugs.
Any three:
Most hematopoietic and immunostimulant drugs are synthetic versions of these naturally occurring substances.
What are growth factors (cytokines)?