title: [Progress on research and clinical application of interleukin-11 in treatment of leukemia--review].
abstract: Interleukin-11 (IL-11) is a multifunctional cytokine that directly acts on hematopoietic progenitors, macrophage, T cells, epithelial cells and hepatocytes, as well as promotes hematopoiesis, regulates immunity, protects mucosa and epithelium, and has the effect of anti-inflammatory. Preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated that IL-11 effectively accelerates the recovery of peripheral blood platelets of acute leukemia patients after chemotherapy. In the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, IL-11 prevents and treats the graft-versus-host disease leading to the effect of graft-versus-leukemia. Synergizing with G-CSF, IL-11 mobilizes hematopoietic progenitors and stem cells from bone marrow to peripheral blood with higher efficiency. Progress on research and clinical application of IL-11 in treatment of leukemia was reviewed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Depatrment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Suzhou University, Suzhou 215006, China.
authors.forename: Qin-Rong
authors.initials: QR
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D017370:Interleukin-11 / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D017370:Interleukin-11