Abstract
The four colony stimulating factors (CSFs), macrophage-CSF (M-CSF or CSF-1), granulocyte-CSF (G-CSF), granulocyte/macrophage-CSF (GM-CSF), and interleukin (IL)-3 (or multi-CSF) were originally defined as hematopoietic growth factors capable of regulating in vitro proliferation, differentiation, and survival of lineage-specific myeloid cells from progenitor cells. They have since been shown to regulate myeloid cell numbers and function at steady state and during inflammation/autoimmunity. Preclinical data suggest that targeting CSFs might be beneficial in autoimmune and inflammatory disease, and manipulation of CSF biology is now being tested in clinical trials in this context. Here, we examine recent insights into CSF function at steady state and during pathology.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Immunobiology |
| Subtitle of host publication | Molecular Immunology |
| Editors | Michael J.H. Ratcliffe |
| Place of Publication | Oxford OX5 UK |
| Publisher | Academic Press |
| Pages | 586-596 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Volume | 2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780080921525 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Blast colony-forming cells (BL-CFC)
- Colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1)
- Colony stimulating factors (CSFs)
- Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)
- Granulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF)
- Hematopoiesis
- Immunity
- Inflammation
- Interleukin-3 (IL-3)
- Macrophage-colony stimulating factor (M-CSF)
- Myelopoiesis
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