title: Stimulation of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus viremia during hematopoietic stem cell mobilization with filgrastim.
abstract: The effects of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) mobilization on Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) were evaluated in three KSHV and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 co-infected subjects. KSHV DNA was not detected in purified CD34+ cell preparations from the period of filgrastim treatment. However, two of 3 subjects had transiently increased cell-free plasma KSHV DNA during filgrastim treatment. Peak plasma KSHV DNA (2,600 and 4,300 copies/mL) occurred on day 4 and declined to below the limit of detection by day 7. These findings suggest that, although CD34+ cell preparations do not have evidence of KSHV infection, HSC mobilization may stimulate KSHV replication in other cellular compartments that contribute to KSHV viremia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Neid
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Schooley
authors.forename: Thomas B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D000069585:Filgrastim; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019650:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D014766:Viremia / Q000097:blood*; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D000069585:Filgrastim