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Query: UNIPROT:P04141 (granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor)
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This review is a brief overview of recent advances in biology as well as in potential clinical application of recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF). Biologically active rhGM-CSF is a recombinant human protein expressed in Escherichia coli. GM-CSF is produced by nontransformed (T-lymphocytes, trophoblasts, keratinocytes, osteoblasts, tracheal epithelial cells, renal mesangial cells, endothelial cells, macrophages, fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells) and transformed (murine plasmocytoma, bladder carcinoma HIBY cell line, anaplastic carcinoma of the gall bladder, Yoshida sarcoma cell line, HC3T3-osteoblast cell line) cells. RhGM-CSF increases the number of circulating neutrophils, monocytes and eosinophils and increases chemotactic, microcidal killing and cytotoxic activity of monocytes and granulocytes. The present clinically relevant uses of rhGM-CSF two general areas: restoration of haematopoietic dysfunction by raising cell counts from suppressed to normal levels, and augmentation of host defence against infection. Thus, rhGM-CSF reduces risk of infections. In addition, rhGM-CSF may increase tumour cell destruction in some malignant diseases. RhGM-CSF produces dose-dependent toxicity consisting of myalgic fever, fluid retention and serosal effusions.
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PMID:[Biologic effects and possible therapeutic use of the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. Modern treatment of leukopenia]. 772 60