Baboon red cells were treated to reduce oxygen affinity by an osmotic-pulse procedure using dimethylsulfoxide.
Inositol hexaphosphate (IHP) alone or IHP and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) were incorporated into the
red cells in the presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG). The procedure produced variable increases in the red cell P(50)
value, i.e., the partial pressure of oxygen at which 50% of the hemoglobin was saturated. The effect of treatment of
autologous baboon red cells on the 24-hour posttransfusion survival value and lifespan T(50) value was measured using a
double-label procedure. The data demonstrate that the increase in the P(50) value of treated red cells was negativelycorrelated
with the 24-hour posttransfusion survival value; the higher the P(50) value, the poorer the 24-hour
posttransfusion survival value. The 24-hour posttransfusion survival value for nontreated baboon red cells was 90%
and the T(50) value was 14 days. The IHP-ATP-PEG-treated red cells had significantly higher red cell ATP levels than did
IHP-PEG-treated red cells. The 24-hour posttransfusion survival value was 68% for the IHP-ATP-PEG treated red
cells and 52% for the IHP-PEG-treated red cells when the increase in P(50) ranged from 10 to 20 mm Hg; the lifespan T(50)
value for both the IHP-ATP-PEG-treated red cells and the IHP-PEG-treated red cells was 15 days. Osmotic pulse
treatment produced significant red cell injury manifested by the 24-hour posttransfusion survival value. However,
modification of the RBC with IHP-PEG or IHP-ATP-PEG to decrease hemoglobin affinity for oxygen did not affect
their lifespan.
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