title: Use of hematopoietic hormones for bone marrow defects in AIDS.
abstract: Bone marrow suppression is a substantial problem in patients infected with HIV. Contributing factors include the underlying HIV infection, alterations in the marrow microenvironment (resulting in abnormal cytokine regulation of hematopoiesis), and opportunistic infections and their associated medical treatments. Hematopoietic stimulants offer the promise of correcting peripheral blood cytopenias, augmenting host immune function, and permitting the continued use of potentially beneficial myelosuppressive therapies, which would otherwise result in dose-limiting side effects. The bone marrow abnormalities and mechanisms that contribute to alterations in hematopoiesis in HIV infection are briefly reviewed. Attention is then focused on the expanding clinical role of myeloid colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) and recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO [Epogen, Procrit]) in the treatment of patients with AIDS.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Aboulafia
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000740:Anemia; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D006801:Humans; D009503:Neutropenia; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor