title: Serum granulocyte colony-stimulating factor levels in umbilical cord blood of normal full-term neonates.
abstract: We measured granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) levels in cord blood of 59 normal full-term neonates immediately after birth and the subsequent changes in G-CSF levels of 16 cases by our modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for G-CSF. Ten out of 59 cases examined (17%) showed G-CSF levels in cord blood after delivery between 20 and 57 pg/ml, although in the remaining cases, the G-CSF levels were below 20 pg/ml, which was our minimal detection level. A direct relationship between G-CSF levels and white blood cell count, absolute granulocyte numbers in cord blood, gestation age or weight was not observed. Although G-CSF levels in cord blood after delivery remained below 20 pg/ml in 5 cases out of 16 tested, those in the remaining 11 cases (69%) subsequently became elevated after delivery. The peak G-CSF level in cord blood after delivery ranged from 26-364 pg/ml, and the time of it was between 4.5 and 18 h. As G-CSF level per wet weight of placenta was high (124 x 29 pg/ml), these subsequent elevations of G-CSF in cord blood after delivery may result from a gradual influx from the placenta.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University Center Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimoda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Omori
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niho
mesh_terms: D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry*; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010920:Placenta / Q000737:chemistry; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor