Ultrasound simulation of blood with different red blood cell aggregations and concentrations

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Keyan Wu ◽  
Xun Lang ◽  
Yufeng Zhang ◽  
Zhiyao Li ◽  
Bingbing He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Cell ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Ultrasound Simulation ◽  
Space Filling Curve ◽  
Rbc Aggregation ◽  
Cell Aggregations

BACKGROUND: Considerable progress of ultrasound simulation on blood has enhanced the characterizing of red blood cell (RBC) aggregation. OBJECTIVE: A novel simulation method aims at modeling the blood with different RBC aggregations and concentrations is proposed. METHODS: The modeling process is as follows: (i) A three-dimensional scatterer model is first built by a mapping with a Hilbert space-filling curve from the one-dimensional scatterer distribution. (ii) To illustrate the relationship between the model parameters and the RBC aggregation level, a variety of blood samples are prepared and scanned to acquire their radiofrequency signals in-vitro. (iii) The model parameters are determined by matching the Nakagami-distribution characteristics of envelope signals simulated from the model with those measured from the blood samples. RESULTS: Nakagami metrics m estimated from 15 kinds of blood samples (hematocrits of 20%, 40%, 60% and plasma concentrations of 15%, 30%, 45%, 60%, 75%) are compared with metrics estimated by their corresponding models (each with different eligible parameters). Results show that for the three hematocrit levels, the mean and standard deviation of the root-mean-squared deviations of m are 0.27 ± 0.0026, 0.16 ± 0.0021, 0.12 ± 0.0018 respectively. CONCLUSION: The proposed simulation model provides a viable data source to evaluate the performance of the ultrasound-based methods for quantifying RBC aggregation.

In vitro effects of temperature on red blood cell deformability and membrane stability in human and various vertebrate species

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Adam Attila Matrai ◽  
Gabor Varga ◽  
Bence Tanczos ◽  
Barbara Barath ◽  
Adam Varga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Cell ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Mechanical Stability ◽  
Cell Deformability ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Effects Of Temperature ◽  
The Way ◽  
Rbc Deformability

BACKGROUND: The effects of temperature on micro-rheological variables have not been completely revealed yet. OBJECTIVE: To investigate micro-rheological effects of heat treatment in human, rat, dog, and porcine blood samples. METHODS: Red blood cell (RBC) - buffer suspensions were prepared and immersed in a 37, 40, and 43°C heat-controlled water bath for 10 minutes. Deformability, as well as mechanical stability of RBCs were measured in ektacytometer. These tests were also examined in whole blood samples at various temperatures, gradually between 37 and 45°C in the ektacytometer. RESULTS: RBC deformability significantly worsened in the samples treated at 40 and 43°C degrees, more expressed in human, porcine, rat, and in smaller degree in canine samples. The way of heating (incubation vs. ektacytometer temperation) and the composition of the sample (RBC-PBS suspension or whole blood) resulted in the different magnitude of RBC deformability deterioration. Heating affected RBC membrane (mechanical) stability, showing controversial alterations. CONCLUSION: Significant changes occur in RBC deformability by increasing temperature, showing inter-species differences. The magnitude of alterations is depending on the way of heating and the composition of the sample. The results may contribute to better understanding the micro-rheological deterioration in hyperthermia or fever.

Interaction of arteether with the red blood cell in-vitro and its possible importance in the interpretation of plasma concentrations in-vivo

1992 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 280-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Edwards ◽  
Stephen Ward ◽  
Alasdair Breckenridge
Keyword(s):  
Blood Cell ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Plasma Concentrations

Effects of increased plasma viscosity and red blood cell aggregation on blood viscosity in vivo

1981 ◽  
Vol 241 (4) ◽  
pp. H513-H518 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Gustafsson ◽  
L. Appelgren ◽  
H. E. Myrvold
Keyword(s):  
Blood Cell ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Apparent Viscosity ◽  
Cell Aggregation ◽  
Plasma Viscosity ◽  
Pressure Flow ◽  
Red Blood Cell Aggregation ◽  
Rbc Aggregation

The effects of increased plasma viscosity and induced red blood cell (RBC) aggregation on apparent viscosity of blood in vivo in the skeletal muscle of the dog were studied. Apparent viscosity in vivo was determined in the isolated and vasodilated calf muscles of one hindlimb by comparing pressure-flow relationships for RBC suspensions with pressure-flow relationships for a Newtonian solution of known viscosity. RBC suspensions of increased plasma viscosity with and without RBC aggregation were obtained by substituting plasma with isoviscous solutions of high- and low-molecular-weight dextran in saline. Hematocrits of the suspensions were adjusted to either 45 or 60%. The viscosities of the suspensions in vitro were determined in a Wells-Brookfield viscometer. Apparent viscosity of blood in vivo was found to be mainly dependent on the viscosity of plasma. RBC aggregation had no significant influence on the viscosity in vivo.

Characterization of red blood cell metabolism in rainbow trout

1990 ◽  
Vol 154 (1) ◽  
pp. 475-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Walsh ◽  
C. M. Wood ◽  
S. Thomas ◽  
S. F. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Rainbow Trout ◽  
Blood Cell ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Cell Metabolism ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Co2 Production ◽  
Production Rates

Red blood cell metabolism was studied in vitro using whole blood obtained by catheter from resting rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Preparations were viable as shown by stable NTP, metabolite and catecholamine levels and acid-base status, all of which remained at in vivo levels over the 2 h incubation period. Enzymes diagnostic of glycolysis, the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and phosphagen metabolism were all present in significant amounts in red blood cells. In direct comparisons of 14C-labelled substrates at normal resting plasma concentrations, rates of CO2 production were in the order: glucose greater than lactate greater than alanine greater than oleate. Total CO2 production rates from these four oxidative substrates did not equal directly measured O2 consumption rates, indicating that other substrates may also be important in vivo. Oxidative pathway Km values for glucose (8.4 mmol l-1), lactate (3.3 mmol l-1) and alanine (0.8 mmol l-1) were well within the normal physiological ranges of plasma concentrations. Glucose concentration did not affect lactate oxidation rates, but there was some inhibition (27%) of glucose oxidation by high lactate concentrations (20 mmol l-1). The observed Km values and competitive interactions suggest that changes in plasma concentrations associated with environmental stresses can considerably alter the relative rates of oxidation of glucose and lactate in vivo. Considerable pentose-phosphate shunt activity was detected in red cells, as indicated by high activities of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase and high CO2 production rates from (1–14C)-labelled glucose. Even in the presence of normal O2 levels, a significant percentage (28%) of glucose metabolism was directed to lactate production. Taken together, these results demonstrate that rainbow trout whole blood incubated in vitro constitutes a dynamic and viable system for metabolic studies at the pathway level.

scholarly journals Effect of Red Blood Cell Aging In Vivo on Their Aggregation Properties In Vitro: Measurements with Laser Tweezers

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 7581
Author(s):  
Petr Ermolinskiy ◽  
Andrei Lugovtsov ◽  
François Yaya ◽  
Kisung Lee ◽  
Lars Kaestner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Cell ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Single Cells ◽  
Gradient Centrifugation ◽  
Cell Aging ◽  
Laser Tweezers ◽  
Percoll Density Gradient Centrifugation ◽  
Rbc Aggregation

Red blood cell (RBC) aggregation highly influences hemorheology and blood microcirculation in the human body. The aggregation properties of RBCs can vary due to numerous factors, including RBC age. The aim of this work was to estimate in vitro the differences in the RBC aggregation properties of different RBC age populations in single-cell experiments using laser tweezers. RBCs from five healthy volunteers were separated into four subpopulations by Percoll density gradient centrifugation. Each subpopulation of the RBC was separately resuspended in autologous plasma or dextran 70 kDa (50 mg/mL). The aggregation force between the single cells was measured with holographic laser tweezers. The obtained data demonstrated an enhancement of RBC aggregation force in doublets with age: the older the cells, the higher the aggregation force. The obtained data revealed the differences between the aggregation and aggregability of RBC in dependence of the RBC in vivo age.

A synergistic effect of albumin and fibrinogen on immunoglobulin-induced red blood cell aggregation

2003 ◽  
Vol 285 (6) ◽  
pp. H2663-H2669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronen Ben-Ami ◽  
Gershon Barshtein ◽  
Tamar Mardi ◽  
Varda Deutch ◽  
Ori Elkayam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Cell ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Cell Aggregation ◽  
High Plasma ◽  
Plasma Albumin ◽  
Red Blood Cell Aggregation ◽  
Rbc Aggregation ◽  
Thrombotic Complications ◽  
Therapeutic Administration

Therapeutic administration of immunoglobulins (Ig) has the potential to precipitate thrombotic events. This phenomenon may be explained by red blood cell (RBC) aggregation, which can be potentiated by Ig. The contribution of plasma albumin and fibrinogen to Ig-induced RBC aggregation is unclear. We examined RBC aggregation in three settings: 1) patients receiving therapeutic infusions of Ig; 2) patients receiving plasma supplemented in vitro with Ig; and 3) patients receiving RBC suspensions in standard buffer with varying concentrations of albumin, Ig, and fibrinogen. Ig infusion augmented aggregation of RBCs from patients with normal or high plasma levels of albumin but decreased aggregation in those with lower plasma albumin concentrations. In vitro, RBC aggregation was significantly increased only when all three components, fibrinogen, albumin, and Ig, were present at or above normal concentrations in the suspension but was unaffected when any one of the components was absent from the suspension. Our results suggest a three-way interaction among fibrinogen, Ig, and albumin that synergistically induces RBC aggregation in plasma. Understanding these interactions may help predict clinically important phenomena related to RBC aggregation, such as thrombotic complications of Ig infusion.

Protein fraction from three genus of Passiflora seeds cause red blood cell lysis in vitro

Planta Medica ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
ACV Valle ◽  
AM Lazzari ◽  
FR Melo
Keyword(s):  
Blood Cell ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Protein Fraction ◽  
Cell Lysis

Investigation of the Free and Total Thyroxine-binding Capacity of Plasma Proteins in Thyroid Disorders

1971 ◽  
Vol 10 (04) ◽  
pp. 299-304
Author(s):  
József Takó ◽  
János Fischer ◽  
Jusztina Juhász ◽  
Ilona Sztraka ◽  
István Kapus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Cell ◽  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Oral Contraceptives ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Plasma Proteins ◽  
Binding Capacity ◽  
Thyroid Disorders ◽  
Thyroid Function Tests ◽  
Total Thyroxine

SummaryThe results of thyroid function tests have been compared with data on the thyroxine-binding capacity of plasma proteins in hyper-, hypo- and euthyroid cases, the latter including women taking oral contraceptives (Infecundin). It was found that there exists a significant correlation of exponential nature between the in vitro red blood cell 125I-triiodothyronine uptake (RCU) and the free thyroxine-binding capacity of the thyroxine-inding globulin (TBG).

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