• Transfusion · Feb 1999

    Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial

    Viability and in vitro properties of AS-1 red cells after gamma irradiation.

    • G Moroff, S Holme, J P AuBuchon, W A Heaton, J D Sweeney, and L I Friedman.
    • Jerome H. Holland Laboratory for the Biomedical Sciences, American Red Cross, Rockville, Maryland 20855, USA.
    • Transfusion. 1999 Feb 1; 39 (2): 128-34.

    BackgroundIrradiation has been shown to adversely affect both in vivo 24-hour recovery (recovery [%]) and in vitro properties of stored red cells (RBCs). There is uncertainty as to how these changes are related to the day of irradiation and the length of storage after irradiation.Study Design And MethodsFour protocols used day of irradiation and storage time after irradiation as the independent variables. At the conclusion of the storage period, viability was measured with radiolabeled RBCs as the recovery and the long-term survival time for RBCs that were circulating beyond 24 hours. In addition, in vitro values including RBC ATP, hemolysis level, and supernatant potassium were measured. Each subject donated 2 units of whole blood (CPD) and received autologous irradiated and untreated control RBCs (AS-1) on two separate occasions.ResultsReduced recovery in irradiated units was noted when compared to that in control units, and the reduction was most apparent with long periods of storage after irradiation, irrespective of the day of irradiation. With irradiation on Day 1 of storage and a total storage period of 28 days, mean +/- SD recovery (single label) was 84.2 +/- 5.1 percent for control RBCs and 78.6 +/- 5.9 percent for irradiated RBCs (n = 16; p<0.01). With irradiation on Day 14 and storage through Day 42, the recoveries were 76.3 +/- 7.0 percent for control RBCs and 69.5 +/- 8.6 percent for irradiated RBCs (n = 16; p<0.01). Less reduction in recovery was observed with shortening of the postirradiation storage time. When the total storage period was reduced to 28 days after Day 14 irradiation, the recoveries were not significantly different. With an additional 2-day storage period after irradiation on Day 26, the recoveries were also comparable. Long-term survival times for control and irradiated RBCs were not significantly different in any of the four protocols. RBC ATP levels and hemolysis were minimally, but significantly influenced by irradiation. Supernatant potassium levels, however, were substantially increased after irradiation in each of the four protocols.ConclusionIrradiation has only a small effect on the properties of RBCs treated and stored according to the utilized protocols. Longer storage times after irradiation resulted in progressively reduced recovery while long-term survival remained unaffected.

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