title: Effect of recombinant canine granulocyte colony-stimulating factor on peripheral blood neutrophil counts in normal cats.
abstract: Recombinant canine granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rcG-CSF) was administered subcutaneously at a dosage of 5 micrograms/kg/day to five healthy, young adult cats for 42 days. Mean neutrophil counts +/- standard deviation increased significantly (P < 0.001) from 10,966/microL +/- 2324 to 30,688/microL +/- 5296 within 24 hours after administration of the first dosage of rcG-CSF. Mean neutrophil counts reached 52,978/microL +/- 11,207 on day 6, representing a second significant increase (P < 0.01) over the previous 5 days. Mean neutrophil counts continued to increase, reaching 66,994/microL +/- 12,419 on day 14, then remaining within a range of 66,994 to 87,839/microL throughout the remainder of the study. The maximum mean neutrophil count was 87,839/microL +/- 8,695 on day 42. Neutrophil counts remained high until the administration of recombinant canine granulocyte colony-stimulating factor was discontinued 42 days after initiation of therapy. Once the rcG-CSF administration was discontinued, neutrophil counts returned to pretreatment values within 5 days. There were no significant changes in numbers of any of the other cell lines. There was no clinically significant toxicosis associated with the administration of rcG-CSF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Obradovich
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Ogilvie
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stadler-Morris
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Boone
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000097:blood*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor