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    A structured mechanical risk sensitivity assessment system using red cell deformability and fragmentation parameters
    (Ios Press, 2021) Yalçın, Özlem; Uğurel, Elif; Göktaş, Polat; Göksel, Evrim; Çilek, Neslihan; Atar, Dila; Faculty Member; Researcher; Researcher; PhD Student; PhD Student; Undergraduate Student; School of Medicine; School of Medicine; School of Medicine; Graduate School of Health Sciences; Graduate School of Health Sciences; School of Medicine; 218440; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A
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    Image-based flow cytometry and angle-resolved light scattering to define the sickling process
    (Wiley, 2019) Sukharevsky, Ilya O.; Larkin, Sandra; Kuypers, Frans A.; Yalcin, Ozlem; Altintas, Ayhan; Yalçın, Özlem; Göktaş, Polat; Faculty Member; Researcher; School of Medicine; School of Medicine; 218440; N/A
    Red blood cells (RBCs) from sickle cell patients exposed to a low oxygen tension reveal highly heterogeneous cell morphologies due to the polymerization of sickle hemoglobin (HbS). We show that angle-resolved light scattering approach with the use of image-based flow cytometry provides reliable quantitative data to define the change in morphology of large populations of RBCs from sickle cell patients when the cells are exposed for different times to low oxygen. We characterize the RBC morphological profile by means of a set of morphological and physical parameters, which includes cell shape, size, and orientation. These parameters define the cell as discocyte, sickle, elongated, as well as irregularly or abnormal RBC shaped cells, including echinocytes, holly-leaf, and granular structures. In contrast to microscopy, quick assessment of large numbers of cells provides statistically relevant information of the dynamic process of RBC sickling in time. The use of this approach facilitates the understanding of the processes that define the propensity of sickle blood samples to change their shape, and the ensuing vaso-occlusive events in the circulation of the patients. Moreover, it assists in the evaluation of treatments that include the use of anti-sickling agents, gene therapy-based hemoglobin modifications, as well as other approaches to improve the quality of life of sickle cell patients.
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    A novel fragmentation sensitivity index determines the susceptibility of red blood cells to mechanical trauma
    (Frontiers, 2021) N/A; Yalçın, Özlem; Uğurel, Elif; Göktaş, Polat; Çilek, Neslihan; Atar, Dila; Göksel, Evrim; Researcher; PhD Student; Undergraduate Student; PhD Student; Koç University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM) / Koç Üniversitesi Translasyonel Tıp Araştırma Merkezi (KUTTAM); School of Medicine; Graduate School of Health Sciences; Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering; 218440; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A
    Supraphysiological shear stresses (SSs) induce irreversible impairments of red blood cell (RBC) deformability, overstretching of RBC membrane, or fragmentation of RBCs that causes free hemoglobin to be released into plasma, which may lead to anemia. The magnitude and exposure tisme of the SSs are two critical parameters that determine the hemolytic threshold of a healthy RBC. However, impairments in the membrane stability of damaged cells reduce the hemolytic threshold and increase the susceptibility of the cell membrane to supraphysiological SSs, leading to cell fragmentation. The severity of the RBC fragmentation as a response to the mechanical damage and the critical SS levels causing fragmentation are not previously defined. In this study, we investigated the RBC mechanical damage in oxidative stress (OS) and metabolic depletion (MD) models by applying supraphysiological SSs up to 100 Pa by an ektacytometer (LORRCA MaxSis) and then assessed RBC deformability. Next, we examined hemolysis and measured RBC volume and count by Multisizer 3 Coulter Counter to evaluate RBC fragmentation. RBC deformability was significantly impaired in the range of 20-50 Pa in OS compared with healthy controls (p < 0.05). Hemolysis was detected at 90-100 Pa SS levels in MD and all applied SS levels in OS. Supraphysiological SSs increased RBC volume in both the damage models and the control group. The number of fragmented cells increased at 100 Pa SS in the control and MD and at all SS levels in OS, which was accompanied by hemolysis. Fragmentation sensitivity index increased at 50-100 Pa SS in the control, 100 Pa SS in MD, and at all SS levels in OS. Therefore, we propose RBC fragmentation as a novel sensitivity index for damaged RBCs experiencing a mechanical trauma before they undergo fragmentation. Our approach for the assessment of mechanical risk sensitivity by RBC fragmentation could facilitate the close monitoring of shear-mediated RBC response and provide an effective and accurate method for detecting RBC damage in mechanical circulatory assist devices used in routine clinical procedures.