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Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a critical cytokine involved in hematopoiesis—the process of blood cell formation. Specifically, G-CSF plays a crucial role in the production and maturation of neutrophils, which are essential for our immune response. Clinically, it is used as a supportive care medicine to prevent and treat chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in cancer patients.
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Transfer of the end-to-end technology available in GMP-like environment.
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Recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) is produced in E. coli using an expression vector driven by a T7 promoter.
Production: 10 L fermentation yields around 600 mg/L (unpurified)
Purification: Recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor is purified from inclusion bodies by solubilization, refolding, diafiltration and chromatography. Final yield of the process is around 50% (this is equivalent to 3g of pure protein from 10 L of fermentation). The purity of the product is at least 97%. The quality of the product satisfies European Pharmacopoeia requirements. -
rhG-CSF is used of severe myelosuppression abe neutropenia caused by a variety of conditions such as radiation exposure and chemotherapy for cancer treatment.
rhG-CSF is also used in the research of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. It plays a crucial role in the sourcing, isolation, expansion, and differentiation of these cells. - Patent expired, end-to-end technology available for transfer
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- ICGEB Trieste, Italy