title: Evaluation of serum granulocyte colony stimulating factor levels in infants of preeclamptic mothers.
abstract: In this study we aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) levels and absolute neutrophil counts (ANC) in infants of preeclamptic mothers. The study group consisted of 31 infants of preeclamptic mothers while the control group consisted of 24 gestational age-adjusted infants of normotensive mothers. G-CSF levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The mean G-CSF level was 981.8 +/- 1682.5 (25.7-5924) pg/ml in the study group and 770.8 +/- 1779 (18-8526) pg/ml in control group (p > 0.05). There was no correlation between G-CSF levels and absolute or total neutrophil counts on the 1st, 2nd and 7th days in infants of preeclamptic mothers. There were positive correlations between G-CSF levels and ANC on the 1st and 7th days of life in infants of normotensive mothers. Neutropenia developed in 42.3% of the study group and in 21.7% of the control group on the 1st day of life (p > 0.05). On the 2nd day, neutropenia was observed in 61.5% of the study group and 26.1% of the control group (p = 0.013). Serum G-CSF levels were not low in neutropenic babies of preeclamptic mothers. In contrast, higher G-CSF levels in neutropenic infants suggest impaired G-CSF response in infants of preeclamptic mothers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Başkent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sükrü
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Güner
authors.forename: Sule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yiğit
authors.forename: Mualla
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.forename: Serafettin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kirazli
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yurdakök
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.forename: Gülsevin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tekinalp
mesh_terms: D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000097:blood* / Q000172:deficiency; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000097:blood*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor