Abstract
Background: Recent data suggest that a neurotoxic effect of blood or its components may contribute to secondary neural cell dysfunction. This study investigated the effects of HBOC-201 (Hemopure) and purified human hemoglobin (hHgb) on rat fetal neural cell culture. Methods: Neural cell cultures were exposed to HBOC-201 and hHgb (0.02, 0.2, 2.0, and 6.5 g/dL) for 24 hours, and then analyzed for proliferation, metabolism, and neurolysis. Results: Cultures exposed to HBOC-201 maintained levels of proliferation and metabolism similar to controls while demonstrating no cellular lysis. However, cultures exposed to hHgb demonstrated decreased proliferation after exposure to 0.2, 2.0, and 6.5 g/dL hHgb (14,252.14, 3,221.89, and 343.12 vs. 19,509.53; p < 0.05) when compared with controls. In addition, cultures exposed to hHgb demonstrated decreased metabolic activity and increased cell lysis when compared with controls (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Cultures exposed to HBOC-201 displayed sustained metabolic activity and proliferation, and demonstrated no neurolysis, suggesting that HBOC-201 does not display the toxic characteristics of hHgb.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1068-1072 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- HBOC-201
- Hemoglobin
- Hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier
- Neural cell culture
- Neurotoxicity
- Oxygen therapeutic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
- Surgery