Elevated endogenous serum macrophage colony-stimulating factor in the early stage of fungemia following bone marrow transplantation.
Murine studies have reported elevated serum macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) concentrations in animals inoculated with fungus; however, the human cytokine response to fungemia has not been described. Endogenous M-CSF serum concentrations were measured in 18 autologous bone marrow transplant patients with positive blood fungal cultures. Seventeen of the 18 patients received the same high-dose chemotherapy regimen with autologous hematopoietic support. M-CSF concentrations were determined in serum samples obtained 1 week before and within 2 days of the first positive blood culture. Serum M-CSF rose more than three-fold in a majority of patients at the time of positive culture in contrast to concentrations obtained in the previous week (medians 11.1 and 2.8 ng/mL, respectively; p = 0.001). Median values at the time of positive blood culture were also significantly higher than those obtained in a matched control group of patients without positive blood cultures (n = 18; median 2.60 ng/mL; p = 0.001). These data demonstrate that endogenous serum M-CSF is elevated in the early stages of human systemic fungal infection and thus may have important diagnostic and therapeutic implications.
Duke University Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Durham, NC 27710.
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D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged
D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor