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Comprehensive metabolomic study of platelets reveals the expression of discrete metabolic phenotypes during storage.

Author(s): Paglia G, Sigurjónsson OE, Rolfsson O, Valgeirsdottir S, Hansen MB, Brynjólfsson S, Gudmundsson S, Palsson BO

Publication: Transfusion, 2014, Vol. 54(11), Page 2911-23

PubMed ID: 24840017 PubMed Review Paper? No

Purpose of Paper

The purpose of this paper was to determine the effects of storage of apheresis platelets (plts) on the plt metabolome.

Conclusion of Paper

The expression of CD62P and CD63 and plt counts increased during the first 4 days of plt storage and then plateaued until day 7, at which time CD62P and CD63 expression increased again. By liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC/MS), a total of 49 metabolites were identified in the extracellular fluid (exometabolome) and 96 were identified in the plts (endometabolome). During storage, extracellular levels of glucose, citric acid and glutamine decreased significantly, and lactate, succinic acid, malic acid, hypoxanthinine, inosine and xanthine increased significantly. During the first day of storage, intracellular levels of glucose 6-P, hypoxanthine, adenosine monophosphate (AMP), adenosine diphosphate (ADP), adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and inosine monophosphate (IMP) increased significantly, but after the first day, levels of these metabolites decreased. During the first 3 days of storage intracellular levels of lactic acid, malic acid and citric acid increased significantly, but then subsequently decreased. Intracellular mitochondrial activity decreased significantly between days 1-3 and 6-10 but increased between days 3-5. Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) showed that after 4 days of storage, there was a shift in the metabolic phenotype from glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway, and glutathione metabolism to activation of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and increased purine metabolism.

Studies

  1. Study Purpose

    The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of storage of apheresis plts on the plt metbolome. Six apheresis plt units in T-sol were stored in a shaking incubator at 22 degrees C.

    Summary of Findings:

    CD62P and CD63 expression and plt counts increased during the first 4 days of storage and then plateaued until day 7, at which time CD62P and CD63 expression increased again. A total of 49 metabolites were identified by LC/MS in the extracellular fluid (exometabolome) and 96 were identified in the plts (endometabolome). During storage, extracellular levels of glucose, citric acid and glutamine decreased significantly, and lactate, succinic acid, malic acid, hypoxanthinine, inosine and xanthine increased significantly. During the first day of storage, intracellular levels of glucose 6-P, hypoxanthine, AMP, ADP, ATP and IMP increased significantly, but after the first day, levels of these decreased. During the first 3 days of storage, intracellular levels of lactic acid, malic acid and citric acid increased significantly but then subsequently decreased. Intracellular mitochondrial activity decreased significantly between days 1-3 and 6-10 but increased between days 3-5. HCA showed that after 4 days of storage, there was a shift in the metabolic phenotype from glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway, and glutathione metabolism to activation of the TCA cycle and increased purine metabolism.

    Biospecimens
    Preservative Types
    • None (Fresh)
    Diagnoses:
    • Normal
    Platform:
    AnalyteTechnology Platform
    Carbohydrate Clinical chemistry/auto analyzer
    Cell count/volume Hematology/ auto analyzer
    Gas Clinical chemistry/auto analyzer
    Peptide LC-MS or LC-MS/MS
    Small molecule Clinical chemistry/auto analyzer
    Protein ELISA
    Protein Clinical chemistry/auto analyzer
    Protein Hematology/ auto analyzer
    Protein Spectrophotometry
    Electrolyte/Metal Clinical chemistry/auto analyzer
    Cell count/volume Flow cytometry
    Small molecule pH
    Pre-analytical Factors:
    ClassificationPre-analytical FactorValue(s)
    Storage Time at room temperature 0 days
    1 day
    3 days
    4 days
    5 days
    6 days
    7 days
    10 days

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