title: [Optimizing parameters in photodynamic virus inactivation of fresh frozen plasma].
abstract: Fresh plasma from single-blood donations is virus-inactivated by illuminating the plasma units in their respective plastic bags with visible light for 1 h in the presence of 1 microM of the photoactive dye methylene blue. For "soft" viruses, e.g. the togavirus Semliki Forest, 0.3 microM are sufficient to achieve complete inactivation within 5-10 min. The infectious titer is reduced by 5-6 log 10 steps. To achieve the same degree of reduction in infectivity for more resistant viruses, e.g. vesicular stomatitis virus or SV 40, the virus-containing plasma at a dye concentration of 1 microM has to be light-treated for 30-45 min. More time is required at lower dye concentrations. These findings determined the conditions chosen for photodynamic virus inactivation of fresh plasma from single-blood donations.
authors.affiliation: DRK-Blutspendedienst Niedersachsen, Springe.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohr
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lambrecht
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schmitt
mesh_terms: D001771:Blood Banks; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008751:Methylene Blue / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017893:Photopheresis; D010949:Plasma / Q000382:microbiology*; D014780:Viruses / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D008751:Methylene Blue