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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-3-11
pubmed:abstractText
Measurements of red blood cell (RBC) deformability and aggregation can be subject to influence by pre-analytical handling procedures, with the degree of hemoglobin oxygenation having the potential to affect the results. To examine such effects, RBC deformability and aggregation were studied before and after oxygenation or deoxygenation of human blood samples. RBC deformability was assessed using a laser-diffraction ektacytometer having Couette geometry. RBC aggregation was assessed using the same system by monitoring light backscattering after a sudden cessation of high shear; aggregation was also measured by monitoring light transmittance through RBC suspensions. RBC deformability was found to be significantly increased after equilibrating RBC with ambient air (pO2: 142.0+/-3.1 mmHg) compared to the non-oxygenated sample (pO2: 42.4+/-1.8 mmHg). In contrast, equilibration with 100% nitrogen resulted in significant impairment in RBC deformability. RBC aggregation parameters were also affected by oxygenation if measured based on light backscattering, but not if measured using light transmittance. It is thus recommended that blood samples be oxygenated by repeated exposure to ambient air prior to the measurement of hemorheological parameters.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1386-0291
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
179-88
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of hemoglobin oxygenation level on red blood cell deformability and aggregation parameters.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural