Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3335250 | Transfusion and Apheresis Science | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) on Tie-2, angiopoietins, VEGF, and TGF-β1 in bone marrow (BM) of healthy donors. Soluble Tie-2, angiopoietins, VEGF, and TGF-β1 levels in the BM were determined via ELISA in 25 healthy donors before and after G-CSF treatment. The results showed that treating healthy donors with G-CSF significantly decrease serum levels of Tie-2, angiopoietin-1, angiopoietin-2, and TGF-β1. In contrast, median VEGF level in the G-CSF-primed BM was significantly higher than steady-state BM. Our results suggest that decreased soluble TGF-β1, Tie-2, and angiopoietins levels in the BM could be related to stem cell mobilization.
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Authors
Jian-Zhu Yang, Li-Xia Sun,