CSF3 and diabetes mellitus: Mobilization of WBCs or LSK cells was impaired in STZ mice with long-term diabetes in response to G-CSF (WBCs P < 0.05; LSK cells P < 0.001, n = 8) (Fig. 2A) or AMD3100 (WBCs P < 0.01, LSK cells P < 0.01, n = 8) compared to the age-matched controls (Fig. 2B).