title: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (CSF), macrophage-CSF, granulocyte-macrophage CSF, interleukin-3, and interleukin-6 levels in sera from children undergoing blood stem cell autografts.
abstract: Endogenous production of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), macrophage CSF (M-CSF), granulocyte-macrophage CSF (GM-CSF), interleukin-3 (IL-3), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) was investigated in 10 children who underwent a total of 12 courses of autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) by measuring their serum levels using immunoassay kits. The serum G-CSF level increased immediately following infusion of PBSC graft, peaked between days 3 and 7 posttransplant and then declined by the time the granulocyte count rose. No definitive association was found between the continuous high levels of G-CSF and infective episodes, the number of infused nucleated cells, monocytes, CFU-GM, or the number of days required to achieve greater than 0.5 x 10(9)/L granulocyte, greater than 1.0 x 10(9)/L leukocyte, or greater than 50 x 10(9)/L platelet counts. After PBSCT, IL-6 levels tended to be elevated. No detectable serum level of GM-CSF or IL-3 (< 50 pg/mL) was observed before PBSCT and 4 patients showed a transient increase in the GM-CSF level after PBSCT. No significant change was observed in the post-transplant serum levels of IL-3 or M-CSF. The role of endogenously secreted cytokines in early hematopoietic recovery after PBSCT needs further clarification, but, at present, routine use of exogenous G-CSF therapy is not recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takaue
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzue
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000097:blood*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000097:blood*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008942:Mitoxantrone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013997:Time Factors; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D007377:Interleukin-3; D015850:Interleukin-6; D003561:Cytarabine; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D005047:Etoposide; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016190:Carboplatin; D008942:Mitoxantrone; D003630:Daunorubicin