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ReviewBiomedicines2026

Targeting Leukopoiesis: Pharmacological and Biotechnological Strategies for the Treatment of Leukopenia.

Lyailya Baktybayeva, Altynay B Kaldybayeva, Anastassiya Sokolenko, Bagila Tursynova, Assel Yu Ten, Guldana Daulet, Erkebulan Svambayev, Mario Thevis, Valentina K Yu, Khaidar S Tassibekov

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Review in Biomedicines, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Lyailya BaktybayevaLaboratory of Chemistry of Synthetic and Natural Medicinal Compounds, A.B. Bekturov Institute of Chemical Sciences, Almaty 050010, Kazakhstan.
Altynay B KaldybayevaLaboratory of Chemistry of Synthetic and Natural Medicinal Compounds, A.B. Bekturov Institute of Chemical Sciences, Almaty 050010, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0003-2805-3633
Anastassiya SokolenkoDepartment of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neuroscience, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-6458-440X
Bagila TursynovaLaboratory of Chemistry of Synthetic and Natural Medicinal Compounds, A.B. Bekturov Institute of Chemical Sciences, Almaty 050010, Kazakhstan.
Assel Yu TenLaboratory of Chemistry of Synthetic and Natural Medicinal Compounds, A.B. Bekturov Institute of Chemical Sciences, Almaty 050010, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-9607-050X
Guldana DauletDepartment of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neuroscience, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0003-3488-9576
Erkebulan SvambayevDepartment of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neuroscience, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan.
Mario ThevisCenter for Preventive Research on Doping, Institute of Biochemistry, German Sports University, 50933 Cologne, Germany.
Valentina K YuLaboratory of Chemistry of Synthetic and Natural Medicinal Compounds, A.B. Bekturov Institute of Chemical Sciences, Almaty 050010, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0001-6508-707X
Khaidar S TassibekovLaboratory of Chemistry of Synthetic and Natural Medicinal Compounds, A.B. Bekturov Institute of Chemical Sciences, Almaty 050010, Kazakhstan.

Funding

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan BR27101179, AP22688235
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leukopenia remains a major clinical challenge associated with infectious diseases, oncological therapies, autoimmune disorders, and metabolic and iatrogenic conditions. Insufficient leukopoiesis not only increases susceptibility to infections but also limits the intensity and continuity of anticancer and immunosuppressive treatments. Targeted stimulation of leukopoiesis therefore represents a critical therapeutic strategy in modern biomedicine. This narrative review summarizes pharmacological and biotechnological approaches to leukopoiesis stimulation based on an analysis of peer-reviewed literature from major biomedical databases. Emphasis was placed on molecular mechanisms of action, clinical positioning, and translational potential of leukopoiesis-modulating agents. Current leukopoiesis-stimulating strategies encompass cytokine-based therapies, bone marrow-derived peptides, thymic and microbial immunomodulators, nucleic acid-based agents, plant-derived compounds, and chemically synthesized small molecules. Classical colony-stimulating factors remain the cornerstone of clinical practice; however, their limitations, including adverse effects and restricted spectrum of action, have driven the development of alternative approaches. Emerging strategies increasingly target specific regulatory nodes of hematopoiesis, including bone marrow stromal interactions, transcription factor signaling, chemokine receptor pathways, and immune cell differentiation programs. Advances in the understanding of leukopoiesis regulation have expanded therapeutic opportunities beyond conventional growth factor administration. Pharmacological and biotechnological targeting of leukopoiesis holds promise for improving clinical outcomes in patients with leukopenia of diverse etiologies. Future progress in this field will depend on the integration of mechanistic insights with clinical evidence to enable more selective, effective, and safer leukopoiesis-stimulating therapies.

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drugs of bone marrow origindrugs of chemically pure origindrugs of cytokine origindrugs of microbial origindrugs of plant origindrugs of thymic originimidazole-containing drugsleukopoiesis-stimulating drugs

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PMID41898271
PMCPMC13023911

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