MEDICAMENT FOR PREVENTION AND REMEDY OF DISORDERS OF DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF BLOOD CORPUSCLES

摘要

S P E C I F I C A T I O N TITLE: Medicament for prevention and remedy of disorders of decrease in the number of blood corpuscles A medicament for prevention and remedy of disorders of decrease in the number of blood corpuscles such as leukocytes, reticulocytes and thrombocytes (blood platelets) and the use of this medicament are disclosed. The medicament contains as an effective ingredient thereof a nonapeptide having the following amino acid sequence: or an ester and an amide at the carboxyl group of the C-terminal of the asparagine or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof or a compound combined with a metal thereof. This medicament is utterly non-toxic to human and animals and effective for prevention and remedy of disorders of decrease in the number of blood corpuscles such as leucocytes caused by administration of chemotherapeutics agents such as anti-cancer agents or accompanied by cancer or viral diseases.