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

AT Anastasiadi, K Stamoulis, AG Kriebardis… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Donor age contributes more to the rheological properties of stored red blood cells than donor sex and biological age distribution

O Mykhailova, M Brandon-Coatham… - Blood …, 2025 - ashpublications.org
The quality of stored red cell concentrates (RCCs) has been linked to the biological age
distribution of red blood cell (RBC) subpopulations. Teenage male RCCs contain higher …

Ferroptosis regulates hemolysis in stored murine and human red blood cells

A D'Alessandro, GR Keele, A Hay, T Nemkov… - Blood, 2025 - ashpublications.org
Red blood cell (RBC) metabolism regulates hemolysis during aging in vivo and in the blood
bank. However, the genetic underpinnings of RBC metabolic heterogeneity and …

It's in your blood: The impact of age, sex, genetic factors and exposures on stored red blood cell metabolism

A D'Alessandro - Transfusion and Apheresis Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Transfusion of packed red blood cell (RBCs) saves millions of lives yearly worldwide,
making packed RBCs the most commonly administered drug in hospitals after vaccines …

Complete absence of GLUT1 does not impair human terminal erythroid differentiation

C Martins Freire, NR King, M Dzieciatkowska… - Blood …, 2024 - ashpublications.org
Abstract The glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) is 1 of the most abundant proteins within the
erythrocyte membrane and is required for glucose and dehydroascorbic acid (vitamin C …

Increased exercise tolerance in humanized G6PD-deficient mice

FI Cendali, C Lisk, M Dzieciatkowska… - Blood …, 2025 - ashpublications.org
Abstract Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency affects 500 million people
globally, affecting red blood cell (RBC) antioxidant pathways and increasing susceptibility to …

Arginine metabolism is a biomarker of red blood cell and human aging

JA Reisz, EJ Earley, T Nemkov, A Key… - Aging …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing global life expectancy motivates investigations of molecular mechanisms of aging
and age‐related diseases. This study examines age‐associated changes in red blood cells …

Cellular and biochemical heterogeneity contributes to the phenotypic diversity of transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia

K Theocharaki, AT Anastasiadi, S Delicou… - Blood Advances, 2025 - Elsevier
Transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) is a type of protein aggregation disease. Its
clinical heterogeneity imposes challenges in effective management. Red blood cell (RBC) …

Proteostasis and metabolic dysfunction in a distinct subset of storage-induced senescent erythrocytes targeted for clearance

S Peltier, M Marin, M Dzieciatkowska, M Dussiot… - Biorxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Although refrigerated storage slows the metabolism of volunteer donor RBCs, cellular aging
still occurs throughout this in vitro process, which is essential in transfusion medicine …

Impact of leukoreduction on the metabolome of ovine packed red blood cells during refrigerated storage: Metabolomics of ovine stored RBC

A Miglio, M Di Tommaso, F Rocconi, JH Reisz… - Blood …, 2025 - bloodtransfusion.it
Background-Blood transfusion is a life-saving intervention for many species of veterinary
interest, including sheep. Despite extensive research on the impact of refrigerated storage of …