EFFECT OF COMBINATION INTERLEUKIN-1 AND ERYTHROPOIETIN IN AMELIORATING THE HEMATOPOIETIC TOXICITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ZIDOVUDINE ADMINISTERED TO NORMAL MICE
Vs. Gallicchio et al., EFFECT OF COMBINATION INTERLEUKIN-1 AND ERYTHROPOIETIN IN AMELIORATING THE HEMATOPOIETIC TOXICITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ZIDOVUDINE ADMINISTERED TO NORMAL MICE, Life sciences, 54(20), 1994, pp. 351-361
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Categorie Soggetti
Biology,"Medicine, Research & Experimental","Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Use of the anti-viral drug zidovudine in the treatment of acquired imm
unodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been associated with the development
of hematopoietic toxicity. Several hematopoietic growth factors have
been investigated in their ability to modulate such toxicity; however,
no single factor has been demonstrated to produce restoration of hema
topoiesis following use with zidovudine. We report results describing
the effect of combination interleukin-1 (IL-1) and erythropoietin (Epo
) in their ability to modulate the hematopoietic toxicity associated w
ith dose-escalation zidovudine administered in normal mice. When admin
istered over a six-week period, IL-1 and Epo raised the packed red cel
l volume, white blood cell and platelet counts in control mice and mic
e receiving dose-escalation zidovudine. These effects were attributed
in part to the ability of combination IL-1 and Epo to increase erythro
id, myeloid and megakaryocyte progenitor stem cells from bone marrow a
nd spleen. These results indicate that use of combined IL-1 and Epo ma
y be efficacious in ameliorating the hematopoietic toxicity associated
with the use of zidovudine.