Colony stimulating factors 

What are Colony stimulating factors?

Colony stimulating factors are glycoproteins that promote production of white blood cells (mainly granulocytes such as neutrophils), in response to infection. Administration of exogenous colony stimulating factors stimulates the stem cells in the bone marrow to produce more of the particular white blood cells. The new white blood cells migrate into the blood and fight the infection.

Colony stimulating factors are used in patients who are undergoing cancer treatment that causes low white blood cell counts (neutropenia) and puts the patient at risk of infection. Colony stimulating factors tend to reduce the time where patients are neutropenic.

Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) are secreted glycoproteins that bind to receptor proteins on the surfaces of hematopoietic stem cells, thereby activating intracellular signaling pathways that can cause the cells to proliferate and differentiate into a specific kind of blood cell, usually white blood cells.

G-CSF (granulocyte-colony stimulating factor) is a type of protein called a growth factor. G-CSF stimulates the bone marrow to make more blood cells, and increases the number of some types of white blood cells in the blood. It can be used with, or after, chemotherapy.

List of Colony stimulating factors

Cabenuva

Cabenuva

Cabometyx

Cabometyx

Calcitriol

Calcitriol

Calquence

Calquence

Camzyos

Camzyos

Canasa

Canasa

Candesartan

Candesartan

Caplyta

Caplyta

Captopril

Captopril

Carvedilol

Carvedilol

Carvykti

Carvykti

Casodex

Casodex

Cefdinir

Cefdinir

Cefixime

Cefixime

Ceftriaxone

Ceftriaxone

Celebrex

Celebrex

Celecoxib

Celecoxib

Celexa

Celexa

Cephalexin

Cephalexin

Cetirizine

Cetirizine

Cialis

Cialis

Cimzia

Cimzia

Cinryze

Cinryze

Cipro

Cipro

Citalopram

Citalopram

Claritin

Claritin

Clindamycin

Clindamycin

Clobetasol

Clobetasol

Clobex

Clobex

Clodan

Clodan

Clonazepam

Clonazepam

Clopidogrel

Clopidogrel

Clotrimazole

Clotrimazole

Clozapine

Clozapine

Cobenfy

Cobenfy

Codeine

Codeine

Colace

Colace

Colazal

Colazal

Colchicine

Colchicine

Concerta

Concerta

Coreg

Coreg

Crestor

Crestor