OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency and severity of leucopenia during antiviral treatment in patients with hepatitis C and the effectiveness of G-CSF (Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor) in its management. STUDY DESIGN An observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Shafi Clinic, Rawalpindi, from July 2005 to July 2007. METHODOLOGY Patients with Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) pos...

BACKGROUND Following the release of the initial presentation of filgrastim (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor), several biosimilars have been developed worldwide. OBJECTIVE To study the efficacy of a Mexican biosimilar granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in a single transplant center. METHODS In a group of 19 consecutive patients with multiple sclerosis given autografts, we employed g...

s of the 34th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Orlando, FL. Washington, DC, American Society for Microbiology, 1994, p 266 (abstr H76) 148. Masucci G, Wersäll P, Ragnhammar P, Mellstedt H: Granulocytemonocyte-colony-stimulating factor augments the cytotoxic capacity of lymphocytes and monocytes in antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity. Cancer Immunol Immunoth...

s of the 34th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Orlando, FL. Washington, DC, American Society for Microbiology, 1994, p 266 (abstr H76) 148. Masucci G, Wersäll P, Ragnhammar P, Mellstedt H: Granulocytemonocyte-colony-stimulating factor augments the cytotoxic capacity of lymphocytes and monocytes in antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity. Cancer Immunol Immunoth...

conclusions the present study showed that g-csf is not superior to placebo in production of protective antibody titers after hbv vaccination but could result in a more rapid antibody response, compared to the placebo. results there was no statistically significant difference between anti-hbv antibody titers in patients receiving double dose hbv vaccination plus g-csf and patients receiving doub...

background: despite major advances in assisted reproductive techniques, the implantation rates remain relatively low. some studies have demonstrated that intrauterine infusion of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (g-csf) improves implantation in infertile women. objective: to assess the g-csf effects on ivf outcomes in women with normal endometrial thickness. materials and methods : in this...

The biotechnology industry has established itself as a major source of new human therapeutic protein drugs which can be described as complex biological entities. The majority of these in production, such as erythropoeitin (EPO), interleukin-2 (IL-2), interferon (IFN), granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and tissue plasminogen ...

In the background section of their abstract, Woei-Cherng Shyu and associates state that because granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) has anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties and the capacity to mobilize stem cells, it has the potential to be used in treatment of stroke. However, there are limited data about the effects of G-CSF on hemostasis. It has been suggested that G-CS...