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In Vivo Volume and Hemoglobin Dynamics of Human Red Blood Cells

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Malka, Roy; Manalis, Scott R.; Higgins, John M.; Feijo Delgado, Francisco Feijo
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Human red blood cells (RBCs) lose ~30% of their volume and ~20% of their hemoglobin (Hb) content during their ~100-day lifespan in the bloodstream. These observations are well-documented, but the mechanisms for these volume and hemoglobin loss events are not clear. RBCs shed hemoglobin-containing vesicles during their life in the circulation, and this process is thought to dominate the changes in the RBC physical characteristics occurring during maturation. We combine theory with single-cell measurements to investigate the impact of vesiculation on the reduction in volume, Hb mass, and membrane. We show that vesicle shedding alone is sufficient to explain membrane losses but not volume or Hb losses. We use dry mass measurements of human RBCs to validate the models and to propose that additional unknown mechanisms control volume and Hb reduction and are responsible for ~90% of the observed reduction. RBC population characteristics are used in the clinic to monitor and diagnose a wide range of conditions including malnutrition, inflammation, and cancer. Quantitative characterization of cellular maturation processes may help in the early detection of clinical conditions where maturation patterns are altered.
Date issued
2014-10
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90976
Department
David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Journal
PLoS Computational Biology
Publisher
Public Library of Science
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Malka, Roy, Francisco Feijo Delgado, Scott R. Manalis, and John M. Higgins. “In Vivo Volume and Hemoglobin Dynamics of Human Red Blood Cells.” Edited by Daniel A. Beard. PLoS Comput Biol 10, no. 10 (October 9, 2014): e1003839.
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1553-7358
1553-734X

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