scholarly journals Processing methods and storage duration impact extracellular vesicle counts in red blood cell units

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (21) ◽  
pp. 5527-5539
Author(s):  
Clementine Gamonet ◽  
Maxime Desmarets ◽  
Guillaume Mourey ◽  
Sabeha Biichle ◽  
Sophie Aupet ◽  
...  

Abstract Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are active components of red blood cell (RBC) concentrates and may be associated with beneficial and adverse effects of transfusion. Elucidating controllable factors associated with EV release in RBC products is thus important to better manage the quality and properties of RBC units. Erythrocyte-derived EVs (EEVs) and platelet-derived EVs (PEVs) were counted in 1226 RBC units (administered to 280 patients) using a standardized cytometry-based method. EV size and CD47 and annexin V expression were also measured. The effects of donor characteristics, processing methods, and storage duration on EV counts were analyzed by using standard comparison tests, and analysis of covariance was used to determine factors independently associated with EV counts. PEV as well as EEV counts were higher in whole-blood–filtered RBC units compared with RBC-filtered units; PEV counts were associated with filter type (higher with filters associated with higher residual platelets), and CD47 expression was higher on EEVs in RBC units stored longer. Multivariate analysis showed that EEV counts were strongly associated with filter type (P < .0001), preparation, and storage time (+25.4 EEV/µL per day [P = .01] and +42.4 EEV/µL per day [P < .0001], respectively). The only independent factor associated with PEV counts was the residual platelet count in the unit (+67.1 PEV/µL; P < .0001). Overall, processing methods have an impact on EV counts and characteristics, leading to large variations in EV quantities transfused into patients. RBC unit processing methods might be standardized to control the EV content of RBC units if any impacts on patient outcomes can be confirmed. The IMIB (Impact of Microparticles in Blood) study is ancillary to the French ABLE (Age of Transfused Blood in Critically Ill Adults) trial (ISRCTN44878718).

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 302-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marleen Straat ◽  
Anita N. Böing ◽  
Anita Tuip-De Boer ◽  
Rienk Nieuwland ◽  
Nicole P. Juffermans

Vox Sanguinis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 115 (5) ◽  
pp. 395-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathijs R. Wirtz ◽  
Ruqayyah J. Almizraq ◽  
Nina C. Weber ◽  
Philip J. Norris ◽  
Suchitra Pandey ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 160 (6) ◽  
pp. 1505-1514.e3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen G. Koch ◽  
Daniel I. Sessler ◽  
Andra E. Duncan ◽  
Edward J. Mascha ◽  
Liang Li ◽  
...  

Transfusion ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 966-968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary L. Sparrow ◽  
Margaret F. Veale ◽  
Geraldine Healey ◽  
Katherine A. Payne

2017 ◽  
Vol 153 (3) ◽  
pp. 610-619.e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Stowell ◽  
Glenn Whitman ◽  
Suzanne Granger ◽  
Hernando Gomez ◽  
Susan F. Assmann ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marissa Reilly ◽  
Chantal Bruno ◽  
Tomas Prudencio ◽  
Nina Ciccarelli ◽  
Devon Guerrelli ◽  
...  

AbstractThe red blood cell (RBC) storage lesion is a series of morphological, functional and metabolic changes that RBCs undergo following collection, processing and refrigerated storage for clinical use. Since the biochemical attributes of the RBC unit shifts with time, transfusion of older blood products may contribute to cardiac complications, including hyperkalemia and cardiac arrest. We measured the direct effect of storage age on cardiac electrophysiology and compared with hyperkalemia, a prominent biomarker of storage lesion severity. Donor RBCs were processed using standard blood banking techniques. The supernatant was collected from RBC units (sRBC), 7-50 days post-donor collection, for evaluation using Langendorff-heart preparations (rat) or human stem-cell derived cardiomyocytes. Cardiac parameters remained stable following exposure to ‘fresh’ sRBC (day 7: 5.9+0.2 mM K+), but older blood products (day 40: 9.7+0.4 mM K+) caused bradycardia (baseline: 279±5 vs day 40: 216±18 BPM), delayed sinus node recovery (baseline: 243±8 vs day 40: 354±23 msec), and increased the effective refractory period of the atrioventricular node (baseline: 77+2 vs day 40: 93+7 msec) and ventricle (baseline: 50+3 vs day 40: 98+10 msec) in perfused hearts. Beating rate was also slowed in human cardiomyocytes after exposure to older sRBC (−75+9%, day 40 vs control). Similar effects on automaticity and electrical conduction were observed with hyperkalemia (10-12 mM K+). This is the first study to demonstrate that ‘older’ blood products directly impact cardiac electrophysiology, using experimental models. These effects are likely due to biochemical alterations in the sRBC that occur over time, including, but not limited to hyperkalemia. Patients receiving large volume and/or rapid transfusions may be sensitive to these effects.New & noteworthyWe demonstrate that red blood cell storage duration time can have downstream effects on cardiac electrophysiology, likely due to biochemical alterations in the blood product. Hyperkalemia and cardiac arrest have been reported following blood transfusions, but this is the first experimental study to show a direct correlation between storage duration and cardiac function. Infant and pediatric patients, and those receiving large volume and/or rapid transfusions may be sensitive to these effects.


Transfusion ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelo D'Alessandro ◽  
Rachel Culp‐Hill ◽  
Julie A. Reisz ◽  
Mikayla Anderson ◽  
Xiaoyun Fu ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 291 (4) ◽  
pp. H1679-H1685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johnson Haynes ◽  
Boniface Obiako ◽  
Judy A. King ◽  
Raymond B. Hester ◽  
Solomon Ofori-Acquah

Activated neutrophils (ANs) increase sickle red blood cell (SRBC) retention/adhesion in the pulmonary circulation. This study investigates the role of neutrophil activation and SRBC retention/adhesion in the pulmonary circulation through a mechanism that involves increasing phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure on the external membrane surface of the SRBCs (PS-exposed). With the use of flow cytometry, double-labeling studies were performed with a calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding protein, annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate fluorescence, and the erythroid-specific marker glycophorin A to assess for the percentage of PS-exposed normal and SRBCs at baseline and after coincubation with ANs. Additional studies were performed that assessed retention/adhesion of SRBCs in the isolated rat lung using51Cr-labeled SRBC alone, SRBC + AN, SRBC + AN + zileuton, and SRBC + AN + annexin V. Specific activities of lung and perfusate were measured, and the number of retained SRBCs per gram lung was calculated. Flow cytometry demonstrated that ANs increased the percentage of PS-exposed normal and SRBCs. The 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor zileuton attenuated AN-mediated increases in PS-exposed SRBCs and decreased SRBC retention/adherence in the lung on histological sections. Similarly, in the isolated perfused lung and in histological lung sections, retention/adherence of SRBCs cloaked with annexin V was attenuated in the presence of ANs. We conclude that ANs enhance the adhesion of SRBCs to vascular endothelium by increasing red blood cell membrane externalization of PS. Zileuton attenuation of AN-mediated SRBC PS externalization suggests that a 5-lipoxygenase product(s), secreted by the AN, plays a vital role in altering the adhesive properties of PS-exposed SRBCs to vascular endothelium.


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