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Shi J, Xu A, Ai J, Chen J, Luo Y. Expression of microRNAs during apheresis platelet storage up to day 14 in a blood bank in China. Transfus Clin Biol 2024; 31:95-101. [PMID: 38331021 DOI: 10.1016/j.tracli.2024.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Storage affects platelet microRNAs (miRNAs); discussing miRNA expression differences in apheresis platelets after varied storage periods is important for developing platelet quality measurement tools and identifying platelet storage lesion biomarkers. To our knowledge, the difference of MicroRNA expression profile in up to 14-day storage apheresis platelets has less relevant reports. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Apheresis platelet bags from three donors were collected, divided into six groups, and stored for 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 14 days. miRNA expression was determined using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Differentially expressed miRNAs were screened using RNA sequencing. RESULTS MiRNA expression profiles showed that the six treatment groups generally highly expressed hsa-let-7 family, hsa-miR-26a-5p, hsa-miR-92a-3p, hsa-miR-199, and hsa-miR-103a-3p. A total of 15 miRNAs in the top 10 known miRNAs of the six groups were highly expressed. Time series analyses for the trend classification of 944 differentially expressed miRNAs indicated 43 genes with 14 trend changes. Hsa-miR-223-3p, hsa-miR-181a-5p, hsa-miR-4433b-5p, hsa-miR-22-3p, and hsa-miR-30c-5p were selected, and the qRT-PCR results also showed that they were significantly reduced under standard blood bank condition. DISCUSSION Expression of microRNAs lays the foundation for further research on apheresis platelet storage lesions. Based on our results from information analysis and miRNA target gene prediction, we suggest hsa-miR-30c-5p as a biomarker of the quality and viability of apheresis platelets during storage in blood banks.
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- Jie Shi
- Nanjing Red Cross Blood Center, No. 3 Zizhulin, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, China
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- Nanjing Red Cross Blood Center, No. 3 Zizhulin, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, China
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- Nanjing Red Cross Blood Center, No. 3 Zizhulin, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, China
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- Nanjing Red Cross Blood Center, No. 3 Zizhulin, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Changning Maternity and Infant Health Hospital, East China Normal University, 786 Yuyuan Rd., Shanghai 200050, China.
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Role of MicroRNA-326 and its Target Genes Bcl-xL and Bak as Potential Markers in Platelet Storage Lesion in Blood Banks. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 2022; 38:731-738. [PMID: 36258728 PMCID: PMC9569255 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-022-01542-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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AbstractPlatelet transfusion is crucial in the management of various conditions such as quantitative and qualitative platelet disorders. A serious problem that impacts public health is the shortage of Platelet concentrates (PCs) that frequently affect few blood donors’ countries, such as Egypt. This has necessitated the need to establish novel standards for determining the quality of PC during storage. It was found that microRNAs (miRNA) differential expression profile is a helpful tool for recognition of physiological platelet changes during storage. The aim of the current study was to highlight the role of platelet miRNA-326 and its putative target apoptotic genes, Bcl-xL and Bak, and their role in platelet storage lesion (PSL). Differential expression of miRNA-326 and its target genes in the apoptotic pathway, Bcl-xL and Bak was done using quantitative real time PCR (QR-PCR) on different storage points at day 0, day 3 and day 5 in blood bank. The results of the current study revealed over expression of miRNA-326 throughout days of storage resulted in down regulation of Bcl-xL gene and subsequently up regulation of Bak gene. MiRNA-326 contributes to platelet apoptosis and PSL through inhibition of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL expression and enhancing pro-apoptotic Bak expression. Differential miRNA-326 and its target gene, Bcl-xL and Bak, expression levels at different points of platelets storage are promising tools as biomarkers for platelets undergoing PSL in blood banks.
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Vieira PCM, Maués JHDS, Lamarão LM, Moreira-Nunes CA, Burbano RMR. MicroRNA 320a and Membrane Antigens as Tools to Evaluate the Pathophysiology of Platelets Stored in Blood Banks. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2022; 44:1838-1850. [PMID: 35678655 PMCID: PMC9164066 DOI: 10.3390/cimb44050126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Our research group, through the analysis of miRNomes in platelet concentrates (PCs) stored in blood banks, identified and validated the miR-127 and miR-320a miRNAs as biomarkers of platelet storage lesions (PSLs) in PCs. In order to validate the miRNAs 127 and 320a methodologically, as PSL biomarkers in a large number of PC bags, we also evaluated important immunological markers involved in the platelet activation/aggregation process—the CD62P receptor (P-selectin), the surface glycoproteins (GP) IIb/IIIa, and the purinergic P2Y12 receptor—via flow cytometry. The miRNAs miR-127 and miR-320a were quantified by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). To carry out this study, 500 collection tubes were used at the upper edge of the PC bags containing platelets. Each tube was divided into seven equal parts (totaling 3500 samples) for platelet analysis from 7 different storage days, where the 1st day represents the high-quality control, and the 7th day corresponds to the low-quality control of the platelets. After analyzing all parameters during storage days, it was concluded that the relative quantification of miR-320a below 0.50 and the CD62P receptor below 27.92% are reliable indicators of the absence of storage lesions in blood banks. We believe that the values found in the expression of the CD62P receptor legitimize the use of the miR-320a and miR-127 miRNAs to build a kit capable of accurately measuring whether the stored platelets are suitable for transfusion.
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- Priscilla Cristina Moura Vieira
- Human Cytogenetics Laboratory, Biological Science Institute, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, PA, Brazil;
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Ophir Loyola Hospital, Belém 66063-240, PA, Brazil
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- Human Cytogenetics Laboratory, Biological Science Institute, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, PA, Brazil;
- Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Drug Research and Development Center, Department of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60430-275, CE, Brazil
- Northeast Biotechnology Network (RENORBIO), Itaperi Campus Fortaleza, Ceará State University, Fortaleza 60740-903, CE, Brazil
- Correspondence: (C.A.M.-N.); (R.M.R.B.)
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- Human Cytogenetics Laboratory, Biological Science Institute, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, PA, Brazil;
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Ophir Loyola Hospital, Belém 66063-240, PA, Brazil
- Correspondence: (C.A.M.-N.); (R.M.R.B.)
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Detection of Sepsis in Platelets Using MicroRNAs and Membrane Antigens. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12121877. [PMID: 34946826 PMCID: PMC8701354 DOI: 10.3390/genes12121877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The present study proposes to legitimize in sepsis a characteristic found in platelets that suffer storage lesions in blood banks, which is the increased expression of miRNA miR-320a in relation to miR-127. Under physiologically normal conditions, an inverse relationship is observed. The aim of this study was to verify whether the analysis of miR-320a and miR-127 expression in platelets could detect a decrease in their viability and function due to the presence of pathogens in the blood of patients hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit. We also investigated the expression of membrane antigens sensitive to platelet activation. Of the 200 patients analyzed, only those who developed sepsis (140) were found to have a higher relative quantity of miR-320a than that of miR-127. This characteristic and the increased expression of membrane antigens P2Y12, CD62P, CD41, and CD61 showed a significant association (p < 0.01) with all types of sepsis evaluated in this study. Additionally, 40% of patients hospitalized for sepsis had negative results for the first cultures. We conclude that analysis of miR-127 and miR-320a expression combined with membrane antigens evaluation, in association with the available clinical and diagnostic parameters, are important tools to detect the onset of sepsis.
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Maués JHDS, Moreira-Nunes CDFA, Burbano RMR. Computational Identification and Characterization of New microRNAs in Human Platelets Stored in a Blood Bank. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10081173. [PMID: 32806499 PMCID: PMC7464399 DOI: 10.3390/biom10081173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Platelet concentrate (PC) transfusions are widely used to save the lives of patients who experience acute blood loss. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) comprise a class of molecules with a biological role which is relevant to the understanding of storage lesions in blood banks. We used a new approach to identify miRNAs in normal human platelet sRNA-Seq data from the GSE61856 repository. We identified a comprehensive miRNA expression profile, where we detected 20 of these transcripts potentially expressed in PCs stored for seven days, which had their expression levels analyzed with simulations of computational biology. Our results identified a new collection of miRNAs (miR-486-5p, miR-92a-3p, miR-103a-3p, miR-151a-3p, miR-181a-5p, and miR-221-3p) that showed a sensitivity expression pattern due to biological platelet changes during storage, confirmed by additional quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) validation on 100 PC units from 500 healthy donors. We also identified that these miRNAs could transfer regulatory information on platelets, such as members of the let-7 family, by regulating the YOD1 gene, which is a deubiquitinating enzyme highly expressed in platelet hyperactivity. Our results also showed that the target genes of these miRNAs play important roles in signaling pathways, cell cycle, stress response, platelet activation and cancer. In summary, the miRNAs described in this study, have a promising application in transfusion medicine as potential biomarkers to also measure the quality and viability of the PC during storage in blood banks.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jersey Heitor da Silva Maués
- Laboratory of Human Cytogenetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil;
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Ophir Loyola Hospital, Belém, PA 66063-240, Brazil
- Correspondence: (J.H.d.S.M.); (C.d.F.A.M.-N.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Drug Research and Development Center (NPDM), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE 60430-275, Brazil
- Correspondence: (J.H.d.S.M.); (C.d.F.A.M.-N.)
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- Laboratory of Human Cytogenetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil;
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Ophir Loyola Hospital, Belém, PA 66063-240, Brazil
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Rajabi A, Sharifi Z, Yari F, Deyhim MR, Jalili MA. The Effect of Composol Medium on miR-16 Expression during Platelet Storage up to Day 7 at Room Temperature. CELL JOURNAL 2020; 22:542-547. [PMID: 32347048 PMCID: PMC7211276 DOI: 10.22074/cellj.2021.6790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Objective MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, noncoding RNAs that play vital roles in gene regulation. It has been shown
that storage has an effect on platelet miRNAs. MiR-16 is highly expressed in platelets and it appears to target the genes
involved in cell death. It has been shown that platelets could be stored in Composol for a longer period of time. The
aim of the present study was to assess and compare the expression pattern of miR-16 in platelet concentrates (PCs)
in plasma and Composol media.
Materials and Methods In an experimental study, ten PC bags were collected and each bag was divided into two
separate bags, one with the 70% Composol and the other with only plasma. Both bags were stored for 7 days at 22˚C
and tested on days 1, 3, 5, and 7 of storage. For each sample, we performed quantitative real-time polymerase chain
reaction (qRT-PCR). The water-soluble tetrazolium salt-1 (WST-1) test was used to assess platelet viability in all of the
samples. Statistical analysis was done by SPSS and REST software. A P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results miR-16 was significantly elevated during the storage days, with fold changes of 3.47 (plasma) and 2.77
(Composol). The Composol group had significantly decreased miR-16 expression compared with the plasma group.
Results of the WST-1 test showed less decrease in optical density (OD) in the Composol group (0.93 ± 0.4) during the
storage days compared with the plasma group (0.75 ± 0.3).
Conclusion Our finding supported results from previous studies that reported an increase in miR-16 expression during
platelet storage. In addition, miR-16 down-regulation in Composol medium implied that Composol might be a good
solution for long-term platelet storage because it has the potential to elevate the shelf-life of platelets stored at 22˚C.
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- Ali Rajabi
- Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran
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- Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran. Electronic Address:
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- Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran
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- Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran
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- Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran
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Maués JHDS, Aquino Moreira-Nunes CDF, Rodriguez Burbano RM. MicroRNAs as a Potential Quality Measurement Tool of Platelet Concentrate Stored in Blood Banks-A Review. Cells 2019; 8:E1256. [PMID: 31618890 PMCID: PMC6829606 DOI: 10.3390/cells8101256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Platelet concentrate (PC) is one of the main products used in a therapeutic transfusion. This blood component requires special storage at blood banks, however, even under good storage conditions, modifications or degradations may occur and are known as platelet storage lesions. METHODS This research was performed on scientific citation databases PubMed/Medline, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science, for publications containing platelet storage lesions. The results obtained mainly reveal the clinical applicability of miRNAs as biomarkers of storage injury and as useful tools for a problem affecting public and private health, the lack of PC bags in countries with few blood donors. The major studies listed in this review identified miRNAs associated with important platelet functions that are relevant in clinical practice as quality biomarkers of PC, such as miR-223, miR-126, miR-10a, miR-150, miR-16, miR-21, miR-326, miR-495, let-7b, let-7c, let-7e, miR-107, miR-10b, miR-145, miR-155, miR-17, miR-191, miR-197, miR-200b, miR-24, miR-331, miR-376. These miRNAs can be used in blood banks to identify platelet injury in PC bags. CONCLUSION The studies described in this review relate the functions of miRNAs with molecular mechanisms that result in functional platelet differences, such as apoptosis. Thus, miRNA profiles can be used to measure the quality of storage PC for more than 5 days, identify bags with platelet injury, and distinguish those with functional platelets.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jersey Heitor da Silva Maués
- Laboratory of Human Cytogenetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil.
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Ophir Loyola Hospital, Belém, PA 66063-240, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Drug Research and Development Center (NPDM), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE 60430-275, Brazil.
- Christus University Center-Unichristus, Faculty of Biomedicine, Fortaleza, CE 60192-345, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Human Cytogenetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil.
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Ophir Loyola Hospital, Belém, PA 66063-240, Brazil.
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Tran JQD, Pedersen OH, Larsen ML, Grove EL, Kristensen SD, Hvas AM, Nissen PH. Platelet microRNA expression and association with platelet maturity and function in patients with essential thrombocythemia. Platelets 2019; 31:365-372. [DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2019.1636019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jenny Q. D. Tran
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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