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  • Title: Partially oxygenated sickled cells: sickle-shaped red cells found in circulating blood of patients with sickle cell disease.
    Author: Asakura T, Mattiello JA, Obata K, Asakura K, Reilly MP, Tomassini N, Schwartz E, Ohene-Frempong K.
    Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A; 1994 Dec 20; 91(26):12589-93. PubMed ID: 7809083.
    Abstract:
    A previously uncharacterized type of sickled cell was found in venous blood of patients with sickle cell disease when blood was collected without exposure to air and fixed immediately with 1% glutaraldehyde solution equilibrated with 5% oxygen. These cells were either elongated, resembling irreversibly sickled cells (ISCs), or nonelongated, with a raisin-like shape. Both types assumed a normal discoidal shape upon full oxygenation. Since these cells exist only under partially oxygenated conditions, they are described as partially oxygenated sickled cells (POSCs). POSCs are morphologically distinct from partially deoxygenated sickled cells formed during deoxygenation by having rounded edges, while the latter have sharp edges. Transmission electron microscopy of POSCs revealed various amounts of misaligned Hb S polymers. Investigations in vitro demonstrated the formation of POSC-like cells by partial oxygenation of deoxygenated cells. Since POSCs contain intracellular fibers and sickle readily upon deoxygenation, they may have clinical and pathological significance.
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