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ArticleMicrocirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994)2018

A spike in mechanotransductive adenosine triphosphate release from red blood cells in microfluidic constrictions only occurs with rare donors.

Jordan E Mancuso, William D Ristenpart

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Article in Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jordan E MancusoDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
William D RistenpartDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4935-6310

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Abstract

objectiveWan et al (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 105, 2008, 16432) demonstrated that RBCs rapidly and transiently release a spike of 300% more ATP shortly downstream from a short microfluidic constriction where the cells experience a sudden increase in shear stress. More recent work by Cinar et al (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 112, 2015, 11783), however, yielded no evidence for a similar spike in ATP release downstream of the constriction. Our aim was to determine whether a transient spike in mechanotransduction is the typical response of RBCs to the sudden onset of increased shear.

methodsWe investigate ATP release downstream of a microfluidic constriction for 15 participants using a luciferase-based photoluminescent assay.

resultsWhile we observe mechanotransductive ATP release from blood drawn from all donors, we find evidence of a spike in ATP concentration after the microfluidic constriction for only 2 of 15 participants. No clear trends in ATP release are found with respect to the magnitude of the applied shear stress, or to the gender, age, or physical activity (Baecke) index of the donor.

conclusionsIn aggregate, all data acquired to date suggest that a spike in mechanotransductive ATP due to a suddenly applied increase in shear stress occurs in blood drawn from only 14% of the population.

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Mechanotransduction, CellularAdenosine TriphosphateAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaBlood DonorsConstrictionErythrocytesFemaleHumansMaleMicrofluidicsMiddle AgedYoung AdultAdenosine Triphosphateadenosine triphosphateerythrocytesmechanotransductionmicrofluidics

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PMID29325214
PMCPMC5947537

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