Det anses for sandsynligt, at det sker ved inhibering af reaktive oxygenarter (ROS eller “ oxygen- frie radikaler ”), som syntesiseres af monocytter/ makrofager og granulocytter.
The mechanism by which Ceplene improves the anti- leukaemic function of lymphocytes in AML is not completely established; it is considered to be by inhibition of reactive oxygen species (ROS or “ oxygen free radicals”), which are synthesised by monocytes/ macrophages and granulocytes.