Pharmaceutical composition containing a human granulocyte colony stimulating factor for the treatment of leukopenia.

摘要

Described is a novel leukopenia treating agent containing a human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (human G-CSF) as an effective ingredient. Human G-CSFs which are suitable for use in a leukopenia treating agent of the present invention include ones obtained by isolation from the supernatant of a culture of a human G-CSF producing cell, and a polypeptide or glycoprotein having G-CSF activity that is obtained by transforming a host with a recombinant vector having incorporated therein a gene coding for a polypeptide having the human G-CSF activity.