Drug Therapy for Hematopoietic Disorders

1.A patient has a low erythrocyte count. How may a colony-stimulating factor affect the patient's erythrocyte count?

A)                                   It stimulates growth of red blood cells.

B)                                    It suppresses T-cell production.

C)                                    It inhibits protein synthesis.

D)                                   It stimulates antibody production.

Ans:              A

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Colony-stimulating factors stimulate the production of red blood cells, platelets, granulocytes, granulocyte–macrophages, and monocyte–macrophages. Colony- stimulating factors will not suppress the T-cell production, inhibit protein production, or stimulate antibody production