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Neutrophil migration is defective during recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor infusion after autologous bone marrow transplantation in humans.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Peters, WP; Stuart, A; Affronti, ML; Kim, CS; Coleman, RE
Published in: Blood
October 1988

We have previously reported that continuous intravenous (IV) administration of recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rHuGM-CSF) to humans following high-dose alkylating agent chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow support (ABMS) results in myeloid bone marrow maturation, accelerated granulocyte recovery, and reduced treatment-related toxicity. However, we found that leukocyte counts declined rapidly after discontinuation of rHuGM-CSF therapy, which suggests possible growth factor effects on leukocyte margination and migration. For these reasons we studied granulocyte margination by using 111In-labeled autologous granulocytes and found similar granulocyte margination before (21.5% +/- 13.4%) and during continuous IV rHuGM-CSF infusion (23.3% +/- 9.6%). Phagocytosis of Cryptococcus neoformans and granulocyte hydrogen peroxide production was similar before and during rHuGM-CSF infusion and similar to patients treated with the same high-dose chemotherapy and ABMS but not receiving growth factor. However, migration of granulocytes to a sterile inflammatory site was markedly reduced during continuous rHuGM-CSF infusion (1.2 +/- 0.9 WBCs/cm2, 24 hr) as compared with baseline (39.6 +/- 17.7 WBCs/cm2/24 hr; P less than .0008). These findings may be of relevance when extravascular granulocytes are required for host defense.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Blood

EISSN

1528-0020

ISSN

0006-4971

Publication Date

October 1988

Volume

72

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1310 / 1315

Related Subject Headings

  • Transplantation, Autologous
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Phagocytosis
  • Oxygen Consumption
  • Neutrophils
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Immunology
  • Humans
  • Growth Substances
  • Granulocytes
 

Published In

Blood

EISSN

1528-0020

ISSN

0006-4971

Publication Date

October 1988

Volume

72

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1310 / 1315

Related Subject Headings

  • Transplantation, Autologous
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Phagocytosis
  • Oxygen Consumption
  • Neutrophils
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Immunology
  • Humans
  • Growth Substances
  • Granulocytes