Red blood cell (RBC) volume can be independently determined in vivo in humans using RBCs labeled at different densities of biotin

Donald M Mock; Nell I Matthews; Shan Zhu; Leon F Burmeister; M. Bridget Zimmerman; Ronald G Strauss; Robert L Schmidt; Demet Nalbant; Gretchen A Cress; John A Widness

doi:10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02770.x

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Red blood cell (RBC) volume can be independently determined in vivo in humans using RBCs labeled at different densities of biotin

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Red blood cell (RBC) volume can be independently determined in vivo in humans using RBCs labeled at different densities of biotin

Donald M Mock, Nell I Matthews, Shan Zhu, Leon F Burmeister, M. Bridget Zimmerman, Ronald G Strauss, Robert L Schmidt, Demet Nalbant, Gretchen A Cress and John A Widness

Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.), Vol.51(1), pp.148-157

01/2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02770.x

PMID: 20630041

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BACKGROUND: Anemia is a serious problem in critically ill neonates. To investigate the pathophysiology of anemia and responses to red blood cell (RBC) transfusions and erythropoietin therapy, repeated measurement of red blood cell volume (RCV) and blood volume is useful. To extend our previous sheep study in which RBCs were labeled at four different biotin densities, we assessed the validity of this multidensity method for in vivo measurement of circulating RCV in humans. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: In eight healthy adults, autologous RBCs were biotinylated at each of four biotin densities (6, 18, 54, and 162 µg biotinylation reagent/mL RBC), mixed, and infused intravenously; blood was sampled at 10, 20, and 60 minutes. At each time, RCV was calculated from dilution of individual RBC populations enumerated by flow cytometry. RCV measurements from the population of RBCs biotinylated at 6 µg/mL were chosen as the reference values because this density had been previously validated against the 51Cr method in vitro and in vivo in humans. RESULTS: Values for RCVs were not significantly different among the four densities of biotinylated RBCs at any of the three time points and did not change over 60 minutes. CONCLUSIONS: These studies provide evidence that four densities of biotinylated RBCs can be used in vivo for simultaneous, independent, accurate measurements of RCV in humans. We speculate that this method will also be useful for repeated measurement of RCV and blood volume in infants and other patient populations in whom radioactive labels should be avoided.

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Title: Subtitle: Red blood cell (RBC) volume can be independently determined in vivo in humans using RBCs labeled at different densities of biotin
Creators: Donald M Mock
Nell I Matthews
Shan Zhu
Leon F Burmeister
M. Bridget Zimmerman
Ronald G Strauss
Robert L Schmidt
Demet Nalbant
Gretchen A Cress
John A Widness
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.), Vol.51(1), pp.148-157
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02770.x
PMID: 20630041
NLM abbreviation: Transfusion
ISSN: 0041-1132
eISSN: 1537-2995
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc; Malden, USA
Number of pages: 10
Language: English
Date published: 01/2011
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Pathology; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics; Biostatistics; Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pancreatology, and Nutrition
Record Identifier: 9983997362802771

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