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[The effect of recombinant human colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) on the function of human blood and urinary
M Ito1, M Kuriyama, S Ishihara
1Department of Urology, Gifu University School of Medicine.
Abstract:
To study the function of leukocyte in urinary tract infection (UTI), the effect of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and various osmolarities on the function were studied. The superoxide production of blood leukocytes increased by treatment of G-CSF with its dose dependency. This effect was not observed in urinary leukocytes. This increased function was well preserved even in higher osmotic atmosphere when previously treated by the G-CSF. Therefore, urinary leukocyte activated by G-CSF and migrating from the blood through the tissue may still have its function and work in the patients with UTI.