title: [A method for continuous exposure of blood in vitro and in vivo to light, radiation or gas].
abstract: Various medical treatments with extracorporeal circulation have increased the opportunities of exposing blood to light, radiation, or gas. In this paper, several simple methods of exposing blood to these bioactive exogenic agents are introduced. In in vitro method, blood is divided into two cylindrical glass bottles which have openings on both ends. After the bottles are connected with a vinyl tube to make a circuit, they are mounted parallel on the axis of a rotating rod. The air (or laboratory gas) is circulated by a vibration pump incorporated into this gas circuit to equalize the temperature in the two bottles. When the rod is rotated, a thin film of blood is formed over the internal surface of the bottles. This method permits blood to be in contact with the gas inside and to be exposed to light from the outside of the bottle. In in vitro method, blood is divided into two thin-walled, transparent, rectangular bags placed parallel on a tilting board. When the board is tilted intermittently, a thin blood layer is formed in each bag. If the bags are installed with inlet and outlet tubes and connected with blood accesses to either animals or humans, this device will become a circuit for an in vivo study. When one of the two bottles or bags is covered with metal foil to shield it from light or radiation, it can be used as a control. These devices will offer a laboratory method to study the effects of the exposure of blood to some exogenous bioactive agents as well as a new therapeutic method with such agents.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kushiyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morioka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007753:Laboratories; D008027:Light; D011827:Radiation
chemical_list: D005740:Gases