title: [Complement activation during storage of preserved blood].
abstract: We have provided evidence that during storage of CPD-Al stabilized whole blood factors of the complement cascade get activated. We prospectively measured C3a-desArg, C4a-desArg, and C42C3-activatorcomplex in 30 units of whole blood in the absence and presence of the proteinase inhibitors aprotinin and eglin over a storage period of 28 days. C3a-desArg increased from basic levels of 276 +/- 35 ng/ml to maximal levels of 1922 +/- 218 ng/ml after 2 weeks of storage. Similarly there was an increase in C4a-desArg levels from 172 +/- 16 ng/ml (day 0) to 1483 +/- 221 (day 14), but C4a-desArg levels further increased with time. By contrast C42 C3-activatorcomplex levels increased only moderately from 170 +/- 18 micrograms/ml (day 0) to 207 +/- 13 micrograms/ml (day 28). The addition of aprotinin and eglin could not inhibit the increase in activated complement factors. Our observations might be of clinical importance, especially during massive transfusions, since C3a-desArg in concentrations less than 1 ng/ml enhances the activation of platelets.
authors.affiliation: Transfusionszentrum, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schleunig
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmid-Haslbeck
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wimmer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mempel
mesh_terms: D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003167:Complement Activation / Q000276:immunology*; D015926:Complement C3a / Q000032:analysis; D015934:Complement C4a / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase / Q000097:blood; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: C044541:complement C3a, des-Arg-(77)-; C051066:complement C4a, des-Arg; D015926:Complement C3a; D015934:Complement C4a; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase
vernacular_title: Komplementaktivierung während der Lagerung von Blutkonserven.