title: Role of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in the treatment of patients with HIV infection.
abstract: The recombinant human colony-stimulating factors, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) are hematopoietic cytokines that increase neutrophil number and enhance their function. In patients with HIV infection, G-CSF and GM-CSF have reversed or prevented neutropenia even during periods of full-dose myelotoxic therapy. Both colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) also have improved defects in neutrophil function in the setting of HIV infection. In non-neutropenic animal models of opportunistic bacterial or fungal infections, use of CSFs has increased survival. Future clinical applications of CSFs may include the adjunctive treatment of specific HIV-related opportunistic infections in addition to an expanding role in the treatment of HIV-associated neutropenia and defects in neutrophil function.
authors.affiliation: University of California at Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Frumkin
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor