Key wards: cyclophosphamide, neutropenic mice, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, experimental pyelonephritis, G-CSF
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Fig. 1 Method of administration of cyclophosphamide and G-CSF CPM group CPM+G-CSF prophylactic group CPM+G-CSF therapeutic group CPM: Cyclophosphamide
Fig. 2 Effect of cyclophosphamide on total number of white blood cells single injection of cyclophosphamide, double injection of cyclophosphamide Fig. 3 Histological grade of pyelonephritis in cyclophosphamide-treated mice after 7days of inoculation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2 ~ 103, 2 ~ 104, 2 ~ 105 CFU/ml ~ 0.05ml)
Fig. 4 Number of bacteria/ml in urine after 7days of inoculation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2 ~ 104 CFU/ml ~ 0.05ml) CPM: Cyclophosphamide Fig. 5 Number of bacteria/g in kidney after 7days of inoculation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2 ~ 104 CFU/ml ~ 0.05ml) CPM: Cyclophosphamide
Fig. 6 Histological grade of cystitis after 7days of inoculation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2 ~ 104 CFU/ml ~ 0.05ml) Histological grade: CPM: Cyclophosphamide Fig. 7 Histological grade of pyelonephritis after 7days of inoculation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2 ~ 104 CFU/ml ~ 0.05ml) Histological grade: CPM: Cyclophosphamide
Fig. 8 Effect of G-CSF on the reduction of peripheral white blood cells in cyclophosphamide-treated mice Fig. 9 Effect of G-CSF in the differential white blood cells count in cyclophosphamide-treated mice A: CPM group B: CPM+G-CSF therapeutic group C: CPM+G-CSF prophylactic group CPM: Cyclophosphamide
Fig. 10 Peripheral white blood cells count after 7days of inoculation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2 ~ 104 CFU/ml ~ 0.05ml)
Fig. 11 Effect of G-CSF on bactericidal capacity of peritoneal exudating neutrophils CPM: Cyclophosphamide Fig. 12 Survival rate after 7days of inoculation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2 ~ 104 CFU/ml ~ 0.05ml) CPM: Cyclophosphamlde
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