title: Expression of G-CSF receptor on myeloid progenitors.
abstract: Although granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) has been reported to act on cells of neutrophilic lineage, the expression of receptors for G-CSF (G-CSFR) on human hematopoietic progenitor cells has been unclear. We then analyzed the expression of G-CSFR on human bone marrow and G-CSF mobilized peripheral blood CD34+ cells, and examined the proliferation and differentiation capabilities of sorted CD34+ G-CSFR+ and CD34+ G-CSFR- cells using methylcellulose clonal culture. These results indicate that the expression of G-CSFR on CD34+ cells is restricted to myeloid progenitors, suggesting that the specific activity of G-CSF on myelopoiesis depends on the exclusive expression of its receptor on myeloid progenitors, and that the mobilization of various hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells is not a direct effect of G-CSF in humans.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cellular Therapy, Advanced Clinical Research Center The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan. tsujik@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ebihara
mesh_terms: D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000737:chemistry; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D019650:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D016188:Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000032:analysis* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D016188:Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor