title: Induction of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor by acute febrile infection but not by neutropenia in HIV-seropositive individuals.
abstract: The objective of this study was to assess endogenous granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) serum levels in HIV-seropositive individuals with persistent neutropenia or acute febrile infection. Serum levels of G-CSF were measured by enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay. HIV-seropositive subjects (n = 28) with afebrile neutropenia (< 1000 neutrophils/microliter) showed low G-CSF serum levels (i.e., median was below the detection limit) not different from those of healthy volunteers (n = 66) or nonneutropenic HIV-seropositive controls (n = 75). In contrast, patients with acute myeloid leukemia and afebrile neutropenia from chemotherapy (n = 17) demonstrated markedly elevated G-CSF levels (median, 264 pg/ml; p < 0.0001). However, HIV-seropositive patients with pneumonia (n = 17) showed increases of G-CSF serum levels (median, 152 pg/ml; p < 0.0001) similar to HIV-seronegative patients (n = 17) with pneumonia (median, 123 pg/ml; p = 0.97). The results suggest that there may be a contribution of low G-CSF serum levels to persistent neutropenia in HIV-seropositive individuals. Moreover, the different G-CSF serum levels in HIV-seropositive individuals in response to neutropenia or acute febrile inflammation suggest different mechanisms for the regulation of G-CSF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectious Diseases, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mauss
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Steinmetz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Willers
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manegold
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kochanek
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Häussinger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jablonowski
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000097:blood; D018023:HIV Seronegativity / Q000276:immunology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor