Effects of recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) on hemopoiesis and survival rate following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in mice

The effects of recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) on the survival rate and hemopoiesis after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) were examined. Specific pathogen-free (SPF) C3H mice and germ-free C3H mice, kept in an isolator for germ-free animals, received 10...

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Published inNihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica Vol. 52; no. 11; p. 1589
Main Authors Fukuhara, N, Ohnishi, N, Ozawa, A, Mori, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 25.11.1992
Subjects
Animals
Bone Marrow Transplantation - mortality
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor - therapeutic use
Hematopoiesis
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C3H
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Postoperative Care
Recombinant Proteins - therapeutic use
Survival Rate
Transplantation, Homologous
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Summary:The effects of recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) on the survival rate and hemopoiesis after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) were examined. Specific pathogen-free (SPF) C3H mice and germ-free C3H mice, kept in an isolator for germ-free animals, received 10 Gy of total body irradiation (TBI) and all the mice died by day 9 after TBI. These survival rates were improved by BMT. In the case of SPF mice, survival rates at 14 and 100 days were 33% (12/36), 17% (6/36) and in the case of germ-free mice they were 79% (15/19), 74% (14/19) respectively. When SPF mice received rhG-CSF (30 micrograms/kg/day) subcutaneously for 14 consecutive days following BMT, their survival rates were improved to 79% (30/38), 79% (30/38) respectively. The survival rate of rhG-CSF treated SPF mice were equal to that of germ-free mice. When the effect of rhG-CSF treatment on hemopoiesis of SPF mice after allogeneic BMT was examined various hematopoietic progenitor cells in the bone marrow and spleen increased until day 10 after, BMT, while only neutrophils increased in the peripheral blood during the period. No adverse effects of rhG-CSF were observed throughout the study period. It was suggested that in SPF mice treated with rhG-CSF after BMT, the neutrophil recovered in counts quickly and increased neutrophil prevented endogenous infections and improved the survival rate without apparent complications.
ISSN:0048-0428