| pubmed-article:8721901 | pubmed:abstractText | We measured circulating serum levels of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating comparable to the levels of these factors in 12 children with acute febrile infections without malignancy or hematological disorders and 15 age matched healthy controls. There were significantly elevated levels of G-CSF, GM-CSF and TNF alpha, in 12 children with infections without leukemia, as compared with controls. Also in 18 leukemic children with infections serum G-CSF and TNF alpha levels were significantly higher than those in the leukemic children without infection and healthy controls, whereas no significant difference was noted in the GM-CSF levels in these groups. Although elevation in TNF alpha levels in response to infections were similar in the children with and without leukemia, in the G-CSF levels lower elevation was noted in the leukemic children with infections as compared to the children with infections without leukemia. Despite leukopenia enhanced the production of G-CSF, even in leukopenic children with leukemia and infections, serum G-CSF levels were still lower than those for the children with infections without leukemia. We concluded that, the production of G-CSF and GM-CSF as a response to infection was deficient in the patients with acute leukemia in remission, probably due to the maintenance and reinforcement chemotherapy. Therefore, the use of recombinant G-CSF may be recommended in the infections of these patients. | lld:pubmed |
