Detecting Microparticles in Blood Components

D t ti g Mi
Detecting
Microparticles
p ti l in
i Blood
Bl d Components
C p
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A Potential
P t ti l Solution
S l ti
1 2 , David
1,2
A d
Audrey
Labrie
L b i 1,J
Jennifer
if Leung
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D id C
Crettaz
tt 3, Michel
Mi h l Prudent
P d t3, Niels
Ni l Lion
Li 3 and
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Eli b h M
Elisabeth
Maurer-Spurej
Maurer Spurej
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1LightIntegra
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Technology,
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Vancouver,
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Canada,
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d 2The
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University
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British
iti h C
Columbia
l bi Centre
C t for
f Blood
Bl d Research,
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h Vancouver,
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Canada
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d and
d 3Service
S i Régional
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l Vaudois
V d i de
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Transfusion
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Sanguine,
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Lausanne, Switzerland
S it l d
Background
‒ Transfusion
T
f i off blood
bl d components
t with
ith high
hi h microparticles
i
ti l (MP) loads
l d (cell-derived
(cell
( ll derived
d i d or lipid)
li id) can cause severe complications
li ti
in
i patients,
ti t however
h
measuring
i the
th MP load
l d
prior
p
i tto transfusion
t
f i has
h been
b
challenging.
h ll gi g
‒ A non
non-invasive,
invasive routine screening test for MP is needed
needed.
‒ Factors contributing to MP formation and the role MP play in adverse reactions to transfusion are still unknown
unknown.
‒ Currently research testing for MP uses flow cytometry and proteomics.
proteomics
‒ Limitations
Li it ti
off these
th
techniques
t h i
are: time
ti
consuming
i sample
l preparation,
ti
invasive,
i
i
flow
fl
cytometry
t
t fails
f il to
t detect
d t t MP < 200 nm by
b scattering.
tt i
‒ ThromboLUX
Th
b LUX (Fi
((Fig.
g 5)) uses th
the p
principle
i ipl off d
dynamic
y
i lilight
ght scattering
tt i g tto d
determine
t
i th
the ki
kind
d off p
particles
ti l present
p
t in
i platelet
pl t l t components,
p
t , their
th i concentration
t ti and
d response
p
to
t
temperature stress
stress. MP are easily detected due to their high speed of motion
motion.
Objectives
j
‒ Determine whether ThromboLUX can be used to screen blood components for MP
MP.
‒ Develop a quick routine test method to measure MP concentration in blood components
components.
E
Experimental
i
t l Methods
M th d
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100 µL of platelet concentrate (PC) or leukoreduced SAGM
SAGM-stored
stored erythrocyte concentrate (EC) supernatant were loaded into capillaries for ThromboLUX testing
testing.
C t ifugattio a
Centrifugation
Ce
and
d washing
ashi g steps
t
ffor
o EC
C were
e e only
o ly required
equi ed
d for
fo co
comparative
pa atti e flow
flo cytometry.
cyto
t ett y
I Th
In
ThromboLUX
b LUX th
the D
Doppler
ppl shift
hift off th
the lilight
ght scattered
tt d b
by
y suspended
p d dp
particles
ti l iis analysed
ly d to
t determine
d t
i MP size
i and
d content.
t t
Known concentrations of reference particles (platelets
(platelets, beads) allow the calculation of MP concentrations by intra
intra-sample
sample comparison
comparison.
All samples were analyzed with a FACSCanto II flow cytometer.
cytometer
Re
elaativve
e In
nte
enssityy [%]]
R
Results
lt
MP
0.20
0 18
0.18
0.16
Platelets
PC Day 1
y
0.14
0.12
0 10
0.10
PC Day 5
PC Day 5
0.08
0.06
ThromboLUX
Flow
Cytometry
Concentration
of Reference
Particles
[ ]
[MP]
(particles/L)
[ ]
[MP]
(particles/L)
1 1 E 12
1.17E+12
8 81E 12
8.81E+12
1 69E 12
1.69E+12
1.18E+12
8.37E+12
1.82E+12
9.80E+11
6.45E+12
3.66E+12
7.80E+11
7.80E
11
6.14E+08
6
08
1.95E+08
1.95E
08
5 67E+11
5.67E
11
1.74E+10
1.74E
10
1 51E+10
1.51E
10
5 67E+11
5.67E+11
1 82E+11
1.82E+11
1 36E+11
1.36E+11
0.04
0.02
0.00
Hydrodynamic Radius [nm]
Hydrodynamic Radius [nm]
Fig 1
Fig.
1. ThromboLUX histogram shows a small MP population that is stable during the 5-day
5 day
shelf life relative to a distinct platelet population
population. MP are primarily determined by the donor .
Re
elaativve In
nte
enssityy [%]]
Table 1. ThromboLUX concentration estimates of different MP populations in a platelet concentrate (PC, Fig. 1),
lipemic platelet-rich
platelet rich plasma (PRP,
(PRP Fig
Fig. 3) and the supernatant of a red blood cell concentrate (RBC
(RBC, Fig
Fig. 4)
4). Note that
EMP b
by flflow cytometry
t
t only
l takes
t k specifically
ifi ll labelled
l b ll d EMP iinto
t account.
t
0 30
0.30
0.25
Li
Lipemic
i
Chylomicrons
Description
PC
D 1
Day
Pl l
Platelets
Platelets
Day
y5
PC
0.20
0.15
Sample
Reference
R
f
Particles
Lipid removed
p
Lipemic
p
Platelets
Lipid
p d removed
e o ed
0.10
0 05
0.05
RBC
0.00
EMP 10 (1:9 dil)
Latex Beads
EMP 90
Hydrodynamic Radius [nm]
Hydrodynamic Radius [nm]
R lattive
Rel
e Inte
en
nsitty [%
%]
Fig 2
Fig.
2. ThromboLUX histogram shows small fat droplets (chylomicrons) next to one distinct
platelet population
population.
0.07
0.06
0.05
EMP 10
EMP
10
EMP 90
EMP 90
EMP
Known Reference Concentration
Known Reference Concentration
Estimated MP Concentration
Estimated MP Concentration
Beads
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.00
Hydrodynamic Radius [nm]
yd ody a c ad us [ ]
Fig 3
Fig.
3. ThromboLUX histogram shows one distinct population of erythrocyte-derived
microparticles
i
ti l (EMP) relative
l ti to
t a reference
f
population
l ti off beads.
b d
Fig 4
Fig.
4. Example of estimation of MP concentration [MP] shown for EMP90 from Fig
Fig. 3
3. The concentration of
reference particles (in this case beads) is entered with the known peak number.
number The size of the unknown
peak is calculated.
p
MP iin platelet
pl t l t concentrates
t t measured
db
by
y ThromboLUX
Th
b LUX hi
highly
ghly correlate
l t with
ith concentration
t ti from
f
flow
fl
cytometry
yt
t y (r
( = 0.983,
0 983, p < 0.005)
0 005)) and
d are stable
t bl d
during
i g storage
t g (Fi
(Fig.1).
( g 1))
Chylomicrons
y
in lipemic
p
plasma can be removed byy ultracentrifugation
p
g
and lipid-free
lipid
p free p
plasma can be used to resuspend
p
platelets ((Fig.
p
(Fig
g 2)
2).
)
EMP could be detected in the red blood cell supernatant without the extensive sample preparation but for comparative testing with flow cytometry centrifugation is required
(Fig 3)
(Fig.
3). It has to be noted that,
that in contrast to ThromboLUX,
ThromboLUX the flow cytometer counts labeled MP
MP. More work is required to determine the correlation
correlation.
Beads are added if no reference particles are left in the sample. With known reference peak, software automatically estimates [MP] (Fig. 4).
Conclusions
Conclusions
‒ ThromboLUX can detect platelet derived MP populations in a size range of 20 – 1100 nm and discriminate them from larger
particles in the same sample
sample.
‒ Minimal
Mi i l sample
l preparation
ti could
ld compensate
t for
f the
th lack
l k off differentiation
diff
ti ti which
hi h might
i ht be
b irrelevant
i l
t att a pre-screening
pre screening
i stage.
t
‒ ThromboLUX
Th
b LUX h
has the
th potential
p t ti l as a routine,
ti , non-invasive
i
i test
t t to
t measure MP in
i blood
bl d components.
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t
Acknowledgments
Fig 5
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been
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the Mi
Michael
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Smith
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Foundation for Health Research for infrastructure funding at the UBC Centre for Blood Research.