G - CSF Human

GCSF is a cytokine that controls the production, differentiation, and function of granulocytes. The active protein is found extracellularly. Three transcript variants encoding three different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factors are cytokines that act in hematopoiesis by controlling the production, differentiation, and function of 2 related white cell populations of the blood, the granulocytes and the monocytes-macrophages. This csf induces granulocytes. 

References:

1. Effects of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor on peritoneal defense mechanisms and bacterial translocation after administration of systemic chemotherapy in rats.  World J Gastroenterol 2007 May 14;13(18):2596-9.
2. May granulocyte colony-stimulating factor induce hypercoagulable state?  Am Heart J 2007 Jun;153(6):e41.
3. The effect of stem cell mobilisation with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor on the morphology of the haematopoietic organs in mice.  Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2007 Feb;66(1):1-9.
4. Paradoxical drop in circulating neutrophil count following granulocyte-colony stimulating factor and stem cell factor administration in rhesus macaques.  Exp Hematol 2007 Jun;35(6):872-8.
5. Pathologic complete response with six compared with three cycles of neoadjuvant epirubicin plus docetaxel and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in operable breast cancer: results of ABCSG-14.  J Clin Oncol 2007 May 20;25(15):2012-6. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and severe aplastic anemia.  Blood 2007 May 15;109(10):4589; author reply 4589-90.