title: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for the induction of T-cell tolerance.
abstract: In recent years, investigators have unraveled a previously unrecognized role for granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in the regulation of T-cell and dendritic cell functions. The experimental evidence in favor of G-CSF-mediated immune regulation includes the ability to skew T-cell cytokine secretion to T-helper type 2 responses, and to promote regulatory T-cell and tolerogenic dendritic cell differentiation. Accordingly, beneficial effects of G-CSF have been detected in animal models of immune-mediated diseases, including posttransplantation graft-versus-host disease, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, lupus nephritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and diabetes. The growing body of evidence supporting a novel role for G-CSF in the induction of T-cell tolerance is reviewed herein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Laboratory of Immunology, Catholic University Medical School, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy. srutella@rm.unicatt.it
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rutella
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000276:immunology* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D018448:Models, Immunological; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor