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'''Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)''' is a  glycoprotein of MW 25 kDa, which stimulate the production of [[neutrophil]]s and their precursors, and is used to treat [[neutropenia]]. In the United States, it is approved as Neupogen.
'''Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)''', or '''filgrastim''', is a  glycoprotein of MW 25 kDa, which stimulate the production of [[neutrophil]]s and their precursors, and is used to treat [[neutropenia]]. In the United States, it is approved as Neupogen brand of filgrastim.  


It is a [[glycoprotein]] containing disulfide bonds, which has a molecular weight of 25 kilodalton (kDa) Among the family of colony-stimulating factors, G-CSF is the most potent inducer of terminal differentiation to granulocytes and macrophages of leukemic myeloid cell lines.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
It is a [[glycoprotein]] containing disulfide bonds, which has a molecular weight of 25 kilodalton (kDa) Among the family of colony-stimulating factors, G-CSF is the most potent inducer of terminal differentiation to granulocytes and macrophages of leukemic myeloid cell lines.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
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  | url = http://www.medscape.com/druginfo/dosage?cid=med&drugid=9370&drugname=Neupogen+Inj&monotype=default
  | url = http://www.medscape.com/druginfo/dosage?cid=med&drugid=9370&drugname=Neupogen+Inj&monotype=default
  | title = Neupogen Inj: Doses and Indications
  | title = Neupogen Inj: Doses and Indications
  | publisher = American Society for Health System Pharmacists/Medscape}}</ref>  Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, [[congenital neutropenia]], [[cyclic neutropenia]], [[idiopathic neutropenia]], [[Neutropenia Secondary to AML Treatment]], Prevention of Neutropenia from Cancer Chemotherapy, mobilization of hematopoietic progenitor cells into peripheral blood for collection by [[leukapheresis]], [[severe chronic neutropenia]]
  | publisher = American Society for Health System Pharmacists/Medscape}}</ref>  Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, [[congenital neutropenia]], [[cyclic neutropenia]], [[idiopathic neutropenia]], [[Neutropenia Secondary to AML Treatment]], Prevention of Neutropenia from Cancer Chemotherapy, progenitor cell Enhancement, [[severe chronic neutropenia]]


Unlabeled Uses: AIDS-associated neutropenia, [[drug-induced neutropenia]], [[myelodysplastic syndrome]], [[myeloid engraftment enhancement]], Neutropenic Disorder
Unlabeled Uses: [[AIDS-associated neutropenia]], [[drug-induced neutropenia]], [[myelodysplastic syndrome]], [[myeloid engraftment enhancement]]  
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Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), or filgrastim, is a glycoprotein of MW 25 kDa, which stimulate the production of neutrophils and their precursors, and is used to treat neutropenia. In the United States, it is approved as Neupogen brand of filgrastim.

It is a glycoprotein containing disulfide bonds, which has a molecular weight of 25 kilodalton (kDa) Among the family of colony-stimulating factors, G-CSF is the most potent inducer of terminal differentiation to granulocytes and macrophages of leukemic myeloid cell lines.[1]

It is not the same agent as granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), the synthetic version of which is filagastrim.

Medical indications

Labeled as approved uses by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration:[2] Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, congenital neutropenia, cyclic neutropenia, idiopathic neutropenia, Neutropenia Secondary to AML Treatment, Prevention of Neutropenia from Cancer Chemotherapy, progenitor cell Enhancement, severe chronic neutropenia

Unlabeled Uses: AIDS-associated neutropenia, drug-induced neutropenia, myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloid engraftment enhancement

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