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Murray A, Congdon TR, Tomás RMF, Kilbride P, Gibson MI. Red Blood Cell Cryopreservation with Minimal Post-Thaw Lysis Enabled by a Synergistic Combination of a Cryoprotecting Polyampholyte with DMSO/Trehalose. Biomacromolecules 2021; 23:467-477. [PMID: 34097399 PMCID: PMC7612374 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
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From trauma wards
to chemotherapy, red blood cells are essential
in modern medicine. Current methods to bank red blood cells typically
use glycerol (40 wt %) as a cryoprotective agent. Although highly
effective, the deglycerolization process, post-thaw, is time-consuming
and results in some loss of red blood cells during the washing procedures.
Here, we demonstrate that a polyampholyte, a macromolecular cryoprotectant,
synergistically enhances ovine red blood cell cryopreservation in
a mixed cryoprotectant system. Screening of DMSO and trehalose mixtures
identified optimized conditions, where cytotoxicity was minimized
but cryoprotective benefit maximized. Supplementation with polyampholyte
allowed 97% post-thaw recovery (3% hemolysis), even under extremely
challenging slow-freezing and -thawing conditions. Post-thaw washing
of the cryoprotectants was tolerated by the cells, which is crucial
for any application, and the optimized mixture could be applied directly
to cells, causing no hemolysis after 1 h of exposure. The procedure
was also scaled to use blood bags, showing utility on a scale relevant
for application. Flow cytometry and adenosine triphosphate assays
confirmed the integrity of the blood cells post-thaw. Microscopy confirmed
intact red blood cells were recovered but with some shrinkage, suggesting
that optimization of post-thaw washing could further improve this
method. These results show that macromolecular cryoprotectants can
provide synergistic benefit, alongside small molecule cryoprotectants,
for the storage of essential cell types, as well as potential practical
benefits in terms of processing/handling.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alex Murray
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.,Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.,Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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Buriak I, Fleck RA, Goltsev A, Shevchenko N, Petrushko M, Yurchuk T, Puhovkin A, Rozanova S, Guibert EE, Robert MC, de Paz LJ, Powell-Palm MJ, Fuller B. Translation of Cryobiological Techniques to Socially Economically Deprived Populations—Part 1: Cryogenic Preservation Strategies. J Med Device 2020. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4045878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Abstract
Use of cold for preservation of biological materials, avoidance of food spoilage and to manage a variety of medical conditions has been known for centuries. The cryobiological science justified these applications in the 1960s increasing their use in expanding global activities. However, the engineering and technological aspects associated with cryobiology can be expensive and this raises questions about the abilities of resource-restricted low and middle income countries (LMICs) to benefit from the advances. This review was undertaken to understand where or how access to cryobiological advances currently exist and the constraints on their usage. The subject areas investigated were based on themes which commonly appear in the journal Cryobiology. This led in the final analysis for separating the review into two parts, with the first part dealing with cold applied for biopreservation of living cells and tissues in science, health care and agriculture, and the second part dealing with cold destruction of tissues in medicine. The limitations of the approaches used are recognized, but as a first attempt to address these topics surrounding access to cryobiology in LMICs, the review should pave the way for future more subject-specific assessments of the true global uptake of the benefits of cryobiology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Iryna Buriak
- Department of Cryomicrobiology, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 23, Pereyaslavska str, Kharkiv 61016, Ukraine
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- Centre for Ultrastructural Imaging, Kings College London, New Hunts House, Guy's Campus, London SE1 1 UL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cryopathophysiology and Immunology, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, National Academy of Sciences, 23, Pereyaslavska str, Kharkiv 61016, Ukraine
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- Laboratory of Phytocryobiology, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 23, Pereyaslavska str, Kharkiv 61016, Ukraine
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- Department for Cryobiology of Reproduction System, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 23, Pereyaslavska str, Kharkiv 61016, Ukraine
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- Department for Cryobiology of Reproduction System, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 23, Pereyaslavska str, Kharkiv 61016, Ukraine
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- Department for Cryobiology of Reproduction System, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 23, Pereyaslavska str, Kharkiv 61016, Ukraine
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- Department of Cryobiophysics, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 23, Pereyaslavska str, Kharkiv 61016, Ukraine
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Centro Binacional (Argentina-Italia) de Investigaciones en Criobiología Clínica y Aplicada, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Avda. Arijon 28BIS, Rosario 2000, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Avda. Arijon 28BIS, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Centro Binacional (Argentina-Italia) de Investigaciones en Criobiología Clínica y Aplicada, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Avda. Arijon 28BIS, Rosario 2000, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Avda. Arijon 28BIS, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Centro Binacional (Argentina-Italia) de Investigaciones en Criobiología Clínica y Aplicada, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Avda. Arijon 28BIS, Rosario 2000, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Avda. Arijon 28BIS, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, 6124 Etcheverry Hall, Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, UCL Medical School, Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
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Rogers SC, Dosier LB, McMahon TJ, Zhu H, Timm D, Zhang H, Herbert J, Atallah J, Palmer GM, Cook A, Ernst M, Prakash J, Terng M, Towfighi P, Doctor R, Said A, Joens MS, Fitzpatrick JAJ, Hanna G, Lin X, Reisz JA, Nemkov T, D’Alessandro A, Doctor A. Red blood cell phenotype fidelity following glycerol cryopreservation optimized for research purposes. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0209201. [PMID: 30576340 PMCID: PMC6303082 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Intact red blood cells (RBCs) are required for phenotypic analyses. In order to allow separation (time and location) between subject encounter and sample analysis, we developed a research-specific RBC cryopreservation protocol and assessed its impact on data fidelity for key biochemical and physiological assays. RBCs drawn from healthy volunteers were aliquotted for immediate analysis or following glycerol-based cryopreservation, thawing, and deglycerolization. RBC phenotype was assessed by (1) scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging and standard morphometric RBC indices, (2) osmotic fragility, (3) deformability, (4) endothelial adhesion, (5) oxygen (O2) affinity, (6) ability to regulate hypoxic vasodilation, (7) nitric oxide (NO) content, (8) metabolomic phenotyping (at steady state, tracing with [1,2,3-13C3]glucose ± oxidative challenge with superoxide thermal source; SOTS-1), as well as in vivo quantification (following human to mouse RBC xenotransfusion) of (9) blood oxygenation content mapping and flow dynamics (velocity and adhesion). Our revised glycerolization protocol (40% v/v final) resulted in >98.5% RBC recovery following freezing (-80°C) and thawing (37°C), with no difference compared to the standard reported method (40% w/v final). Full deglycerolization (>99.9% glycerol removal) of 40% v/v final samples resulted in total cumulative lysis of ~8%, compared to ~12-15% with the standard method. The post cryopreservation/deglycerolization RBC phenotype was indistinguishable from that for fresh RBCs with regard to physical RBC parameters (morphology, volume, and density), osmotic fragility, deformability, endothelial adhesivity, O2 affinity, vasoregulation, metabolomics, and flow dynamics. These results indicate that RBC cryopreservation/deglycerolization in 40% v/v glycerol final does not significantly impact RBC phenotype (compared to fresh cells).
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Affiliation(s)
- Stephen C. Rogers
- Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Critical Care Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America
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- Department Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America
- Departments of Medicine, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States of America
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- Department Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America
- Departments of Medicine, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Critical Care Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke Univ. School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke Univ. School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America
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- Department Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke Univ. School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Critical Care Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Critical Care Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Critical Care Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Critical Care Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Critical Care Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Critical Care Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Critical Care Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
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- Washington University Center for Cellular Imaging, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
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- Washington University Center for Cellular Imaging, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
- Departments of Neuroscience and Cell Biology & Physiology, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke Univ. School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Critical Care Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado Denver—Aurora, CO, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado Denver—Aurora, CO, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado Denver—Aurora, CO, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Critical Care Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States of America
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