title: Effects of rhG-CSF on infection complications and impaired function of neutrophils secondary to chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hokkaido Study Group of Malignant Lymphoma, and rhG-CSF, Japan.
abstract: It has been previously demonstrated that the administration of recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) ameliorates the decrease of the polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) count after the cytotoxic chemotherapies, thereby reducing the infection complications associated with neutropenia. In this multi-center study, we studied the prophylaxtic effect of rhG-CSF administration on infection complications in patients with non-Hodgkin malignant lymphoma, who received cytotoxic chemotherapies (CHOP or ProMACE/CytaBOM). rhG-CSF administration reduced the frequency of infection complications, and there was no obvious difference in it's frequency between the CHOP-treated and the ProMACE/CytaBOM-treated groups when administered with rhG-CSF, thereby indicating that third generation therapy for NHL may be safely completed in Japanese in combination with rhG-CSF administration. Furthermore, we investigated both the in vitro and the in vivo effects of rhG-CSF on the function of PMNs in patients with NHL and healthy donors, and revealed that the administration of rhG-CSF for NHL patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy brought on an improvement of the production of active oxygen but did not affect serum levels of IFNs, IL-1-beta, and IL-6, inspite of a slight elevation of TNF-alpha. Consistent with these results, in vitro treatment of PMNs with rhG-CSF induced no significant production of these inflammatory cytokines and their mRNA expressions. Furthermore, rhG-CSF administration showed no significant effects in vivo on the expression of CD11a, CD11b and LECAM-1 on PMNs and integrins on platelets.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuni-Eda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurosawa
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohmura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016897:Respiratory Burst / Q000187:drug effects; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D003561:Cytarabine; D001761:Bleomycin; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D014750:Vincristine; D005047:Etoposide; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone; D008727:Methotrexate