title: Red cells suspended in a phosphate-fortified additive: biochemical enhancement and longer storage.
abstract: When compared to our current storage regime, an additive solution, with 75 mM inorganic phosphate, improved certain biochemical and morphological parameters measured in suspensions of packed red cells throughout 49 days of liquid storage. In particular, the mean ATP level of 20 donations stored with the high phosphate additive was consistently and significantly higher than in standard (n = 6) suspensions. The increased amount of inorganic phosphate and the higher pH of the new additive stimulated ATP production and provided better pH buffering than the standard solution currently in use. Although survival study results indicated adequate 24h survivals for erythrocytes stored for 42 days with the new solution, after 49 days storage, the mean 24h survival of autologous erythrocytes was only 58 +/- 7% (n = 6).
authors.affiliation: N.S.W. Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Sydney.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Lovric
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Raftos
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trueman
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000097:blood; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D004905:Erythrocyte Aging / Q000187:drug effects*; D004907:Erythrocyte Deformability / Q000187:drug effects; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010710:Phosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012996:Solutions; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D012996:Solutions; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate