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Liu FC, Liao CH, Chang YW, Liou JT, Day YJ. Hydroxyethyl starch interferes with human blood ex vivo coagulation, platelet function and sedimentation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 47:71-8. [PMID: 19527967 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-4597(09)60027-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solutions are widely used for intravascular volume expansion. In Taiwan, the medium molecular weight of HES 200/0.5 and HES 130/0.4 solutions are most commonly used. It has been demonstrated that HES may affect coagulation and platelet function significantly. However, the differential effects of each medium molecular weight HES on platelets remain poorly reported. Therefore, we studied the influence of the two HES solutions on platelet function in vitro by mixing whole blood with different proportions of HES 130 kD, HES 200 kD, and saline to determine the differences. METHODS Human blood samples for platelet function analyzer (PFA), aggregometry and blood/HES mixed test were drawn from the antecubital vein and put into test tubes containing 3.2% trisodium citrate (blood:citrate, 9:1). The specimens were divided into four groups, designated as whole blood, 10%, 20%, and 30% dilution with normal saline (N/S), HES130 or HES200 solution. The platelet function of each sample was measured by both PFA and platelet aggregometry. RESULTS The results showed that the PFA-100 closure times CEPI-CT and CADP-CT were significantly prolonged in the samples diluted with normal saline, HES130 and HES200 than in the controls. The ADP triggered whole blood aggregometry showed that attenuated impedance was observed in samples of 20% diluted with HES130 and HES200 groups. The blood/HES mixed sedimentation test showed significantly increased proportion of the upper liquid layer in the HES200 group than in other groups. CONCLUSION Our data demonstrated that HES200 and HES130 possess noticeably inhibitory effects on platelet function, especially when the HES replaced proportion was more than 20%. HES200 has a greater effect on blood cells and plasma separation than does HES130.
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- Fu-Chao Liu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Preservation and long-term storage of red blood cells (RBCs) is needed to ensure a readily available, safe blood supply for transfusion medicine. Effective preservation procedures are required at various steps in the production of a RBC product including testing, inventory, quality control, and product distribution. Biopreservation is the process of maintaining the integrity and functionality of cells held outside the native environment for extended storage times. The biopreservation of RBCs for clinical use can be categorized based on the techniques used to achieve biologic stability and ensure a viable state after long-term storage. This paper will review the history, science, current practices, and emerging technologies of current RBC biopreservation approaches: hypothermic storage, cryopreservation, and lyophilization.
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- Kirby L Scott
- Canadian Blood Services, Research and Development, and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton
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Török Z, Satpathy GR, Banerjee M, Bali R, Little E, Novaes R, Ly HV, Dwyre DM, Kheirolomoom A, Tablin F, Crowe JH, Tsvetkova NM. Preservation of Trehalose-Loaded Red Blood Cells by Lyophilization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1089/cpt.2005.3.96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Zsolt Török
- Center for Biostabilization and Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California
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- Center for Biostabilization and Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California
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- Center for Biostabilization and Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California
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- Center for Biostabilization and Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California
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- Center for Biostabilization and Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California
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- Center for Biostabilization and Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California
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- Center for Biostabilization and Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California
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- University of Iowa, Department of Pathology, De Gowin Blood Center, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Center for Biostabilization and Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California
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- Center for Biostabilization and Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California
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- Center for Biostabilization and Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California
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- Center for Biostabilization and Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California
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Kim H, Tanaka S, Une S, Nakaichi M, Sumida S, Taura Y. A Comparative Study of the Effects of Glycerol and Hydroxyethyl Starch in Canine Red Blood Cell Cryopreservation. J Vet Med Sci 2004; 66:1543-7. [PMID: 15644605 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.66.1543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) is a nonpenetrating extracellular cryoprotectant. In contrast to glycerol, it does not require labor-intensive removal from thawed red blood cells (RBCs) prior to transfusion. In this study, we compared glycerol and HES, and assessed HES as a substitute for glycerol in cryopreserved canine RBCs. The RBCs were preserved for 2 months in liquid nitrogen using a 20% (w/v) glycerol solution, and variable concentrations of HES solution. We evaluated the two cryoprotectants by the percentage of post-thaw hemolysis from the total free hemoglobin, saline stability, osmotic fragility, and by observing the erythrocyte morphology using a scanning electron microscope after thawing. The optimal concentration of HES was 12.5% (w/v) for the cryopreservation of canine RBCs. The thaw hemolysis, saline stability, and osmotic fragility index were 25.6 +/- 4.7%, 87.8 +/- 6.9%, and 0.445 +/- 0.024% NaCl respectively. These parameters resemble the results of RBCs frozen in a 20% (w/v) glycerol solution, which are 24.7 +/- 5.2%, 99.2 +/- 0.1%, and 0.485 +/- 0.023% NaCl respectively. From a morphological point of view, 12.5% (w/v) HES showed the best cryoprotection of RBCs compared to the other concentrations of HES. These results suggest that HES could be a possible substitute for glycerol for the cryopreservation of canine RBCs.
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- Heejaung Kim
- The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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Sun WQ, Wagner CT, Livesey SA, Connor J. Instability of Frozen Human Erythrocytes at Elevated Temperatures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1089/15383440260682080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Chen T, Bhowmick S, Sputtek A, Fowler A, Toner M. The glass transition temperature of mixtures of trehalose and hydroxyethyl starch. Cryobiology 2002; 44:301-6. [PMID: 12237095 DOI: 10.1016/s0011-2240(02)00025-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Although mixtures of HES and sugars are used to preserve cells during freezing or drying, little is known about the glass transition of HES, or how mixtures of HES and sugars vitrify. These difficulties may be due to the polydispersity between HES samples or differences in preparation techniques, as well as problems in measuring the glass transition temperature (T(g)) using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). In this report, we examine the T(g) of mixtures of HES and trehalose sugar with <1% moisture content using DSC measurements. By extrapolating these measurements to pure HES using the Gordon-Taylor and Fox equations, we were able to estimate the T(g) of our HES sample at 44 degrees C. These results were additionally confirmed by using mixtures of glucose-HES which yielded a similar extrapolated T(g) value. Our approach to estimating the glass transition temperature of HES may be useful in other cases where glass transitions are not easily identified.
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- Tani Chen
- Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Shriners Hospital for Children, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Rindler V, Lüneberger S, Schwindke P, Heschel I, Rau G. Freeze-drying of red blood cells at ultra-Low temperatures. Cryobiology 1999; 38:2-15. [PMID: 10079124 DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1998.2143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The hemolysis of human red blood cells (RBCs) after freeze-drying and resuspension depends on the vacuum-drying temperature. In an experimental study, RBCs were first solidified based on a modified high-yield cryopreservation protocol in the presence of hydroxyethyl starch and maltose. Afterward, they were vacuum-dried in a special low-temperature freeze-drying device at selected shelf temperatures between -5 and -65 degrees C. Subsequently, the dried samples were resuspended in an isotonic, phosphate-buffered saline solution. The hemolysis was determined according to a modified saline stability test. It decreases with a decreasing shelf temperature until a minimum is reached at -35 degrees C. A further decrease of the shelf temperature has no beneficial effect; the hemolysis even increases. To interpret these results, we assume that the hemolysis depends on two contrary damaging effects: (1) the higher the shelf temperature, the higher the probability of structural damages occurring during drying; (2) the lower the shelf temperature, the lower the driving force for water transport; this may lead to an incomplete intracellular dehydration which means that the cells are not in a glassy state at ambient temperature.
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- V Rindler
- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Aachen University of Technology, Pauwelsstrasse 20, Aachen, D-52074, Germany
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Körber C. Phenomena at the advancing ice-liquid interface: solutes, particles and biological cells. Q Rev Biophys 1988; 21:229-98. [PMID: 3043537 DOI: 10.1017/s0033583500004303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ice formation in aqueous solutions and suspensions involves a number of significant changes and processes in the residual liquid. The resulting effects were described concerning the redistribution of dissolved salts, the behaviour of gaseous solutes and bubble formation, the rejection and entrapment of second-phase particles. This set of conditions is also experienced by biological cells subjected to freezing. The influences of ice formation in that respect and their relevance for cryopreservation were considered as well. A model of transient heat conduction and solute diffusion with a planar ice front, propagating through a system of finite length was found to be in good agreement with measured salt concentration profiles. The spacing of the subsequently developing columnar solidification pattern was of the same order of magnitude as the pertubation wavelengths predicted from the stability criterion. Non-planar solidification of binary salt solutions was described by a pure heat transfer model under the assumption of local thermodynamic equilibrium. The rejection of gaseous solutes and the resulting gas concentration profile ahead of a planar ice front has been estimated by means of a test bubble method, yielding a distribution coefficient of 0.05 for oxygen. The nucleation of gas bubbles has been observed to occur at slightly less than 20-fold supersaturation. The subsequent radial growth of the bubbles obeys a square-root time dependence as expected from a diffusion controlled model until the still expanding bubbles become engulfed by the advancing ice-liquid interface. The maximum bubble radii decrease for increasing ice front velocities. The transition between repulsion and entrapment of spherical latex particles by an advancing planar ice-front has been characterized by a critical value of the velocity of the solidification interface. The critical velocity is inversely proportional to the particle radius as suggested by models assuming an undisturbed ice front. The increase of the critical velocity for increasing thermal gradients shows good agreement with a theoretically predicted square-root type of dependence. Critical velocities have also been measured for yeast and red blood cells. The effect of freezing on biological cells has been analyzed for human lymphocytes and erythrocytes. The reduction of cell volume observed during non-planar freezing agrees reasonably well with shrinkage curves calculated from a water transport model. The probability of intracellular ice formation has been characterized by threshold cooling rates above which the amount of water remaining within the cell is sufficient for crystallization.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- C Körber
- Helmholtz-Institut für Biomedizinische Technik, Rheinisch-West fälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen, West-Germany
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Jochem M, Körber C. Extended phase diagrams for the ternary solutions H2O-NaCl-glycerol and H2O-NaCl-hydroxyethylstarch (HES) determined by DSC. Cryobiology 1987. [DOI: 10.1016/0011-2240(87)90055-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mazur P, Cole KW. Influence of cell concentration on the contribution of unfrozen fraction and salt concentration to the survival of slowly frozen human erythrocytes. Cryobiology 1985; 22:509-36. [PMID: 4075810 DOI: 10.1016/0011-2240(85)90029-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We have shown previously that the survival of human red blood cells during slow freezing at 2% hematocrit is dependent more on the magnitude of the unfrozen fraction than on the salt concentration in that unfrozen fraction. In parallel, first Nei and more recently Pegg and colleagues have shown that survival is affected by the hematocrit of the suspension. Freezing at hematocrits above 30% becomes increasingly damaging. The present studies were designed to see whether there is a link between the two phenomena. Cells were suspended at nominal hematocrits of 0.4, 2, 8, 40, or 60% in five test solutions of glycerol-NaCl. The test solutions were of such composition that when frozen to a specified temperature, the magnitude of the unfrozen fraction differed but the NaCl concentration (ms) remained constant. At low hematocrits (0.4 to 8%), red cell survival was dependent predominantly on the unfrozen fraction and was relatively independent of the salt concentration in that fraction. This we term the "rheological" effect because injury appears to be related to interaction with the ice walls and perhaps is due to shearing forces or cell deformation. But at high hematocrits (40 or 60%), cell survival became dependent on both the unfrozen fraction and the salt concentration in that fraction. When freezing occurs at high hematocrits, increasing numbers of cells are presumably brought into contact with their neighbors. Furthermore, they are increasingly shrunken cells, for the progressive removal of liquid water, which is responsible for the crowding, also causes a rise in ms and the consequent osmotic shrinkage of cells. Our data suggest that at unfrozen fractions above those producing injurious rheological forces, the tight packing of less shrunken cells (i.e., high hematocrit, low ms) and the extensive shrinking of loosely packed cells (high ms, low hematocrit) are both quite innocuous. Injury becomes substantial only when extensively shrunken cells are brought into close contact (i.e., high ms, high hematocrit). At high hematocrit the cells occupy a substantial fraction of the unfrozen space, and the water that they lose during slow freezing adds substantially to the volume of extracellular ice. Accordingly, we defined other measures of unfrozen fraction that include these perturbations. However, we found that the conclusions on the relation between survival, unfrozen fraction, and hematocrit were not affected by the method of expressing the unfrozen fraction. Freezing at high hematocrit to high ms and low values of unfrozen fraction is one way to produce contact between shrunken cells at low temperatures.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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Cells can endure storage at low temperatures such as--196 degrees C for centuries. The challenge is to determine how they can survive both the cooling to such temperatures and the subsequent return to physiological conditions. A major factor is whether they freeze intracellularly. They do so if cooling is too rapid, because with rapid cooling insufficient cell water is removed osmotically to eliminate supercooling. Equations have been developed that describe the kinetics of this water loss and permit one to predict the likelihood of intracellular freezing as a function of cooling rate. Such predictions agree well with observations. Although the avoidance of intracellular freezing is usually necessary for survival, it is not sufficient. Slow freezing itself can be injurious. As ice forms outside the cell, the residual unfrozen medium forms channels of decreasing size and increasing solute concentration. The cells lie in the channels and shrink in osmotic response to the rising solute concentration. Prior theories have ascribed slow freezing injury to the concentration of solutes or the cell shrinkage. Recent experiments, however, indicate that the damage is due more to the decrease in the size of the unfrozen channels. This new view of the mechanism of slow freezing injury ought to facilitate the development of procedures for the preservation of complex assemblages of cells of biological, medical, and agricultural significance.
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