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Title: Method using CO for extending the useful shelf-life of refrigerated red blood cells

Abstract

Method using CO for extending the useful shelf-life of refrigerated red blood cells. Carbon monoxide is utilized for stabilizing hemoglobin in red blood cells to be stored at low temperature. Changes observed in the stored cells are similar to those found in normal red cell aging in the body, the extent thereof being directly related to the duration of refrigerated storage. Changes in cell buoyant density, vesiculation, and the tendency of stored cells to bind autologous IgG antibody directed against polymerized band 3 IgG, all of which are related to red blood cell senescence and increase with refrigerated storage time, have been substantially slowed when red blood cells are treated with CO. Removal of the carbon monoxide from the red blood cells is readily and efficiently accomplished by photolysis in the presence of oxygen so that the stored red blood cells may be safely transfused into a recipient.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Los Alamos, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870210
Patent Number(s):
5476764
Assignee:
Regents of University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A01 - AGRICULTURE A01N - PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; extending; useful; shelf-life; refrigerated; blood; cells; carbon; monoxide; utilized; stabilizing; hemoglobin; stored; temperature; changes; observed; similar; found; normal; cell; aging; extent; directly; related; duration; storage; buoyant; density; vesiculation; tendency; bind; autologous; igg; antibody; directed; polymerized; band; senescence; increase; time; substantially; slowed; treated; removal; readily; efficiently; accomplished; photolysis; presence; oxygen; safely; transfused; recipient; cell senescence; directly related; blood cells; carbon monoxide; blood cell; useful shelf-life; efficiently accomplished; /435/424/

Citation Formats

Bitensky, Mark W. Method using CO for extending the useful shelf-life of refrigerated red blood cells. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Bitensky, Mark W. Method using CO for extending the useful shelf-life of refrigerated red blood cells. United States.
Bitensky, Mark W. Sun . "Method using CO for extending the useful shelf-life of refrigerated red blood cells". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870210.
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abstractNote = {Method using CO for extending the useful shelf-life of refrigerated red blood cells. Carbon monoxide is utilized for stabilizing hemoglobin in red blood cells to be stored at low temperature. Changes observed in the stored cells are similar to those found in normal red cell aging in the body, the extent thereof being directly related to the duration of refrigerated storage. Changes in cell buoyant density, vesiculation, and the tendency of stored cells to bind autologous IgG antibody directed against polymerized band 3 IgG, all of which are related to red blood cell senescence and increase with refrigerated storage time, have been substantially slowed when red blood cells are treated with CO. Removal of the carbon monoxide from the red blood cells is readily and efficiently accomplished by photolysis in the presence of oxygen so that the stored red blood cells may be safely transfused into a recipient.},
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year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},
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Works referenced in this record:

The role of hemoglobin denaturation and band 3 clustering in red blood cell aging
journal, February 1985


Increased susceptibility of stored erythrocytes to anti-band 3 IgG autoantibody binding
journal, August 1993


Ascorbate protects against tert-butyl hydroperoxide inhibition of erythrocyte membrane Ca2+ + Mg2+-ATPase
journal, May 1990