title: Serum levels of G-CSF, IL-3, IL-6 and GM-CSF after a single intraperitoneal dose of rhG-CSF in lethally irradiated B6D2F1 mice.
abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the pharmacokinetics of rhG-CSF after a single intraperitoneal injection 2 h post-TBI in B6D2F1 lethally irradiated mice and to analyze the effect of rhG-CSF on the endogenous response of interleukin-3 (IL-3), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in these animals. For comparison, these cytokine serum levels have also been measured in nonirradiated mice. The serum concentrations of rhG-CSF in irradiated mice were higher than in nonirradiated mice at all time points during the first 60 min after injection. Furthermore, rhG-CSF administration failed to induce detectable endogenous serum levels of IL-3, IL-6 and GM-CSF, at least in the 72-hour period after administration of the rhG-CSF. The radioprotective effect of rhG-CSF in lethally irradiated mice is not mediated by an increase in endogenous serum levels of these three cytokines.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Criobiologia i Teràpia Cellular, Hospital Duran i Reynals, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kádár
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sureda
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mangues
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Inglés-Esteve
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valls
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000494:pharmacology; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000528:radiation effects; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000097:blood*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D051379:Mice; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D007377:Interleukin-3; D015850:Interleukin-6; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor