In vitro assessment of platelet storage lesion in leucoreduced random donor platelet concentrates.

Blood Transfusion = Trasfusione Del Sangue
Amal S AhmedSoha Younes

Abstract

Currently platelet concentrates (PC) are collected using different synthetic materials and different centrifugation/leucocyte-removal processes. Upon exposure to artificial surfaces and high centrifugation forces, blood cells can undergo various levels of stress-induced, cellular activation/fragmentation and release reactions which may not only influence the extent of the platelet storage lesion but may also contribute to poor clinical effectiveness of the PC and transfusion reactions. An array of assays, used for quality control of PC, was performed in two different groups of PC prepared from random donor plasma on days 1, 3 and 5 of storage. The group 1 PC were not leucoreduced while the group 2 PC underwent prestorage leucoreduction using a PL50E filter. As current recommendations for the evaluation of PC include the measurement of platelet activation, in this study CD62P on platelet membrane was measured. Furthermore, in vitro studies indicate that sHLA antigens may modulate immune competent cell function so, the presence of sHLA-1 in blood components is considered a marker of immunological reactivity and this, too, was measured. The levels of CD62P and sHLA-1 were significantly lower in leucoreduced PC than in non-leucored...Continue Reading

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