title: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor enhances the phagocytic and bactericidal activity of normal and defective human neutrophils.
abstract: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) stimulates proliferation of myeloid cells and may be a valuable adjunct in prevention and treatment of neutropenia-associated infections. Neutrophil (PMNL) phagocytic and microbicidal functions against Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans blastoconidia were therefore evaluated. Bacterial phagocytosis and bactericidal activity were significantly enhanced by approximately 50%-70% after preincubation of normal PMNL with G-CSF in concentrations of 1000-4000 units/ml for 10 min at 37 degrees C. G-CSF in similar concentrations enhanced the defective bactericidal activity of PMNL from HIV-1-infected patients by approximately 70%-150% and reached the baseline control PMNL killing. However, G-CSF enhanced neither phagocytosis nor fungicidal activity of normal PMNL against C. albicans blastoconidia. These data demonstrate that G-CSF enhances the antibacterial but not the antifungal activities of human PMNL in vitro and also improves the defective PMNL bactericidal activity of HIV-1-infected patients.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Section, Pediatric Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roilides
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Pizzo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: D000386:AIDS-Related Complex / Q000276:immunology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology*; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor