| Literature DB >> 22066797 |
Hongli Zhu1, Kunping Yan, Xiaodong Dang, He Huang, Erfang Chen, Bang Chen, Chao Luo, Thomas Ming Swi Chang, Penggao Dai, Chao Chen.
Abstract
Polymerized Porcine Hemoglobin (pPolyHb), a hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier (HBOC), was developed as a potential red blood substitute for clinical applications. Assessment of its effects on the immune system is an important component of the overall safety evaluation of HBOC. For this purpose, we assessed three inflammation indicators, including complement C3a, IL-6, and TNF-? in cultured cells and in a rat model when pPolyHb was incubated or administrated with the cells/animals. Our results suggested that the levels of these three indicators were not statistically changed upon pPolyHb stimulation, indicating that pPolyHb is not immunotoxic to cells and animals in this aspect.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22066797 PMCID: PMC3584014 DOI: 10.3109/10731199.2011.631499
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Artif Cells Blood Substit Immobil Biotechnol ISSN: 1073-1199