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A new era in oxygen therapeutics? From perfluorocarbon systems to haemoglobin-based oxygen carriers

  • Nitin B. Charbe
  • , Francisco Castillo
  • , Murtaza M. Tambuwala
  • , Parteek Prasher
  • , Dinesh Kumar Chellappan
  • , Aurora Carreño
  • , Saurabh Satija
  • , Sachin Kumar Singh
  • , Monica Gulati
  • , Kamal Dua
  • , José Vicente González-Aramundiz
  • , Flavia C. Zacconi
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Texas A&M University
  • Ulster University
  • Guru Nanak Dev University
  • University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
  • International Medical University
  • Universidad Industrial de Santander
  • University of Technology Sydney
  • Lovely Professional University

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Abstract

Blood transfusion is the key to life in case of traumatic emergencies, surgeries and in several pathological conditions. An important goal of whole blood or red blood cell transfusion is the fast delivery of oxygen to vital organs and restoration of circulation volume. Whole blood or red blood cell transfusion has several limitations. Free haemoglobin not only loses its tetrameric configuration and extracts via the kidney leading to nephrotoxicity but also scavenges nitric oxide (NO), leading to vasoconstriction and hypertension. PFC based formulations transport oxygen in vivo, the contribution in terms of clinical outcome is challenging. The oxygen-carrying capacity is not the only criterion for the successful development of haemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs). This review is a bird's eye view on the present state of the PFCs and HBOCs in which we analyzed the current modifications made or which are underway in development, their promises, and hurdles in clinical implementation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number100927
JournalBlood Reviews
Volume54
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Blood transfusion
  • Haemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs)
  • Nitric oxide scavenging
  • Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
  • Recombinant haemoglobin
  • Vasoconstriction

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