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ReviewFrontiers in physiology2024

Molecular modifications to mitigate oxidative stress and improve red blood cell storability.

Alkmini T Anastasiadi, Konstantinos Stamoulis, Anastasios G Kriebardis, Vassilis L Tzounakas

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Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Alkmini T AnastasiadiDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Konstantinos StamoulisHellenic National Blood Transfusion Centre, Acharnes, Greece.
Anastasios G KriebardisLaboratory of Reliability and Quality Control in Laboratory Hematology (HemQcR), Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health and Welfare Sciences, University of West Attica (UniWA), Egaleo, Greece.
Vassilis L TzounakasDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of red blood cell (RBC) storage lesion during hypothermic storage has long posed challenges for blood transfusion efficacy. These alterations are primarily driven by oxidative stress, concern both structural and biochemical aspects of RBCs, and affect their interactions with the recipient's tissues post-transfusion. Efforts to counteract these effects focus on improving the antioxidant capacity within stored RBCs, reducing oxygen exposure, and scavenging harmful molecules that accumulate during storage. Various supplements, such as ascorbic acid, N-acetylcysteine, polyphenolic compounds, and specific metabolites have shown the potential to improve RBC quality by reducing oxidative lesions and lysis phenomena, and enhancing antioxidant, energy, or proteostasis networks. Accordingly, anaerobic storage has emerged as a promising strategy, demonstrating improved RBC storability and recovery in both animal models and preliminary human studies. Finally, targeted scavenging of harmful storage-related phenotypes and molecules, like removal signals, oxidized proteins, and extracellular hemoglobin, while not so studied, also has the potential to benefit both the unit and the patient in need. Omics technologies have aided a lot in these endeavors by revealing biomarkers of superior storability and, thus, potential novel supplementation strategies. Nonetheless, while the so far examined storage modifications show significant promise, there are not many post-transfusion studies (either

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antioxidant enhancementblood transfusionhypoxiaoxidative stressproteasomered blood cellsstorage improvementstorage lesion

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PMCPMC11557539

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