TitleIntermittent scavenging of storage lesion from stored red blood cells by electrospun nanofibrous sheets enhances their quality and shelf-life.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2022
AuthorsPandey S, Mahato M, Srinath P, Bhutani U, Goap TJain, Ravipati P, Vemula PKumar
JournalNat Commun
Volume13
Issue1
Pagination7394
Date Published2022 Dec 01
ISSN2041-1723
KeywordsAcridines, Animals, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions, Erythrocytes, Humans, Mice, Nanofibers, Research Personnel
Abstract

Transfusion of healthy red blood cells (RBCs) is a lifesaving process. However, upon storing RBCs, a wide range of damage-associate molecular patterns (DAMPs), such as cell-free DNA, nucleosomes, free-hemoglobin, and poly-unsaturated-fatty-acids are generated. DAMPs can further damage RBCs; thus, the quality of stored RBCs declines during the storage and limits their shelf-life. Since these DAMPs consist of either positive or negative charged species, we developed taurine and acridine containing electrospun-nanofibrous-sheets (Tau-AcrNFS), featuring anionic, cationic charges and an DNA intercalating group on their surfaces. We show that Tau-AcrNFS are efficient in scavenging DAMPs from stored human and mice RBCs ex vivo. We find that intermittent scavenging of DAMPs by Tau-AcrNFS during the storage reduces the loss of RBC membrane integrity and reduces discocytes-to-spheroechinocytes transformation in stored-old-RBCs. We perform RBC-transfusion studies in mice to reveal that intermittent removal of DAMPs enhances the quality of stored-old-RBCs equivalent to freshly collected RBCs, and increases their shelf-life by ~22%. Such prophylactic technology may lead to the development of novel blood bags or medical device, and may therefore impact healthcare by reducing transfusion-related adverse effects.

DOI10.1038/s41467-022-35269-3
Alternate JournalNat Commun
PubMed ID36450757
PubMed Central IDPMC9712616