sodium-bicarbonate and Hemolysis

Using Chitosan/PEO as the shell and PCL as the core, chitosan-polyethylene oxide/polycaprolactone nanofibrous mats were prepared successfully by coaxial electrospinning for co-load and sequential co-delivery of two drugs. Herein, lidocaine hydrochloride (Lid), used for pain relief, was added to the shell, and curcumin (Cur), an anti-inflammatory agent, was introduced into the core. Sodium bicarbonate (SB) was also added to the core layer to provide wound microenvironment sensitivity. Under acidic conditions, Lid was released due to the formation of -NH3+ by protonation of -NH2 on the chitosan molecular chains. At the same time, SB reacted with hydrogen ions to generate CO2, and many holes were generated on the surface of the fibers, providing more discharge paths for Cur release. Additionally, both Lid in the shell layer and Cur in the core layer exhibited acidic pH (∼5.4)-responsive release profiles. Moreover, a rapid release of Lid and a sustained release of Cur were observed to provide the immediate effects of analgesia and long-term antibacterial activity in the process of wound healing. Furthermore, after 48 h incubation, the mats showed continuous and excellent antibacterial performance against E. coli and S. aureus. The results of blood coagulation showed that the mats could achieve rapid hemostasis in the early stage of wound formation. Hemolytic and cytotoxicity evaluation also revealed that the mats had excellent hemocompatibility and cytocompatibility. Therefore, this study has made invaluable contributions to the design of a dual-drug-loaded dressing with microenvironment-responsive and sequential release properties towards wound care.

Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Biocompatible Materials; Cell Line; Cell Survival; Chitosan; Curcumin; Drug Carriers; Drug Liberation; Escherichia coli; Hemolysis; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Mice; Nanofibers; Polyesters; Polyethylene Glycols; Rabbits; Sodium Bicarbonate; Staphylococcus aureus; Wound Healing

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Topics: Acetic Acid; Animals; Bites and Stings; Cnidarian Venoms; Erythrocytes; Ethanol; First Aid; Hemolysis; Humans; Hydrozoa; Sepharose; Sodium Bicarbonate; Solutions; Treatment Outcome; Urine

Fibrils formed by human serum transferrin [(1-3 μM) apo-Tf, partially iron-saturated (Fe0.6 -Tf) and holo-Tf (Fe2 -Tf) forms], from dilute bicarbonate solutions, were deposited on formvar surfaces and studied by electron microscopy. We observed that possible bacterial contamination appears to give rise to long, pea-pod-like (PPL) structures for Fe2 -Tf, attributable to the formation of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) storage granules, under the nutrient-limiting conditions used. These PPL structures contained periodic nanomineralisation sites susceptible to uranyl stain. Extended incubation of transferrin solutions (about four days) gave rise to extensive transferrin fibril structures. Optical microscopy and AFM studies showed that red blood cells (RBCs) readily adhere to these fibrils. Moreover, the fibrils appear to penetrate RBC membranes and to induce rapid cell destruction (within about 5 h). It is speculated that in situations in vivo where transferrin fibrils can form, such interactions might have adverse physiological consequences, and further studies could aid the understanding of related pathological events.

Topics: Apoproteins; Bacteria; Binding Sites; Cell Adhesion; Erythrocytes; Hemolysis; Humans; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Polymerization; Prohibitins; Protein Binding; Protein Conformation; Sodium Bicarbonate; Solutions; Transferrin

Experimental additive solutions (EASs) containing saline, adenine, glucose, mannitol and disodium phosphate can support RBCs for 9 or 10 weeks if used in 200- or 300-mL volumes. The effects of variations in the electrolyte composition and volume of EASs were explored.. In three four-arm studies, 24 RBC units were pooled in groups of 4 and realiquoted as test units to ensure that all donors were equally represented in each study arm. In Study 1, units were stored for 11 weeks in EAS containing 0, 10, 20, or 30 mmol per L of sodium bicarbonate. In Study 2, units were stored for 9 weeks in EAS containing 26, 50, 100, or 150 mmol per L of sodium chloride. In Study 3, units were stored in 100 or 200 mL of AS-3 or EAS-61. RBC ATP concentrations and hemolysis were measured weekly.. Increasing the sodium bicarbonate content of EASs increased the pH throughout storage and increased RBC ATP concentrations in the later phases of storage, but it had no effect on hemolysis. Increased sodium chloride content of EASs led to lower RBC ATP concentrations and increased hemolysis. In EAS-61, RBC ATP concentrations were increased throughout storage, and hemolysis was lower than that of RBCs stored in AS-3.. RBC ATP synthesis is highly dependent on the pH of the AS. Hemolysis is affected by the salt content and volume of the AS.

Topics: Adenosine Triphosphate; Blood Preservation; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Electrolytes; Erythrocytes; Hemolysis; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Pharmaceutical Solutions; Sodium Bicarbonate; Sodium Chloride; Time Factors

The human end-stage kidney and its experimental analogue, the remnant kidney in the rat, exhibit widespread tubulo-interstitial disease. We investigated whether the pathogenesis of such tubulo-interstitial injury is dependent upon adaptive changes in tubular function and, in particular, in ammonia production when renal mass is reduced. Dietary acid load was reduced in 1 3/4-nephrectomized rats by dietary supplementation with sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), while control rats, paired for serum creatinine after 1 3/4 nephrectomy, were supplemented with equimolar sodium chloride. After 4-6 wk, NaHCO3-supplemented rats demonstrated less impairment of tubular function as measured by urinary excretory rates for total protein and low molecular weight protein and higher transport maximum for para-aminohippurate per unit glomerular filtration rate, less histologic evidence of tubulo-interstitial damage, less deposition of complement components C3 and C5b-9, and a lower renal vein total ammonia concentration. Such differences in tubular function could not be accounted for simply on the basis of systemic alkalinization, and differences in tubular injury could not be ascribed to differences in glomerular function. Because nitrogen nucleophiles such as ammonia react with C3 to form a convertase for the alternative complement pathway, and because increased tissue levels of ammonia are associated with increased tubulo-interstitial injury, we propose that augmented intrarenal levels of ammonia are injurious because of activation of the alternative complement pathway. Chemotactic and cytolytic complement components are thereby generated, leading to tubulo-interstitial inflammation. Thus, alkali supplementation reduces chronic tubulo-interstitial disease in the remnant kidney of the rat, and we propose that this results, at least in part, from reduction in cortical ammonia and its interaction with the alternative complement pathway.

Topics: Acid-Base Equilibrium; Ammonia; Animals; Bicarbonates; Complement C3; Complement Pathway, Alternative; Creatinine; Diet; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Hemolysis; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Nephrectomy; Proteinuria; Rats; Sodium; Sodium Bicarbonate