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Biphasic impairment of erythrocyte deformability in response to repeated, short duration exposures of supraphysiological, subhaemolytic shear stress.

Biorheology 2016 November 10
INTRODUCTION: Despite current generation mechanical assist devices being designed to limit shear stresses and minimise damage to formed elements in blood, severe secondary complications suggestive of impaired rheological functioning are still observed. At present, the precise interactions between the magnitude-duration of shear stress exposure and the deformability of red blood cells (RBC) remain largely undescribed for repeated subhaemolytic shear stress duty-cycles of less than 15 s. Given that the time taken for blood to traverse mechanical devices (e.g., Bio Pump) typically ranges from 1.85-3.08 s, the present study examined the influence of repeated, short duration, supraphysiological shear stress exposure on RBC function.

METHODS: RBC were exposed to shear stress duty-cycles of 64 Pa × 3 s or 88 Pa × 2 s, for 10 repeated bouts, in an annular Couette shearing system and ektacytometer. Laser diffractometry was used to measure RBC deformability before and after application of each duty-cycle. Free haemoglobin concentration and RBC morphology was also examined following shear exposure to determine cell viability.

RESULTS: Initial exposure to shear stress duty-cycles decreased RBC deformability and increased RBC sensitivity to mechanical damage. Interestingly, the pattern of change in these variables reversed and returned to baseline values within two successive duty-cycle exposures. Significant improvements in RBC deformability were then observed by the 9th repeated exposure to 64 Pa × 3 s.

CONCLUSIONS: Repeat applications of short duration supraphysiological, subhaemolytic shear stress induces a biphasic RBC deformability response that appears to progressively improve initially impaired RBC populations.

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