Dynamic simulation and metabolome analysis of long-term erythrocyte storage in adenine-guanosine solution

PLoS One. 2013 Aug 16;8(8):e71060. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071060. eCollection 2013.

Abstract

Although intraerythrocytic ATP and 2,3-bisphophoglycerate (2,3-BPG) are known as direct indicators of the viability of preserved red blood cells and the efficiency of post-transfusion oxygen delivery, no current blood storage method in practical use has succeeded in maintaining both these metabolites at high levels for long periods. In this study, we constructed a mathematical kinetic model of comprehensive metabolism in red blood cells stored in a recently developed blood storage solution containing adenine and guanosine, which can maintain both ATP and 2,3-BPG. The predicted dynamics of metabolic intermediates in glycolysis, the pentose phosphate pathway, and purine salvage pathway were consistent with time-series metabolome data measured with capillary electrophoresis time-of-flight mass spectrometry over 5 weeks of storage. From the analysis of the simulation model, the metabolic roles and fates of the 2 major additives were illustrated: (1) adenine could enlarge the adenylate pool, which maintains constant ATP levels throughout the storage period and leads to production of metabolic waste, including hypoxanthine; (2) adenine also induces the consumption of ribose phosphates, which results in 2,3-BPG reduction, while (3) guanosine is converted to ribose phosphates, which can boost the activity of upper glycolysis and result in the efficient production of ATP and 2,3-BPG. This is the first attempt to clarify the underlying metabolic mechanism for maintaining levels of both ATP and 2,3-BPG in stored red blood cells with in silico analysis, as well as to analyze the trade-off and the interlock phenomena between the benefits and possible side effects of the storage-solution additives.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 2,3-Diphosphoglycerate / metabolism
  • Adenine / metabolism*
  • Adenosine Monophosphate / metabolism
  • Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism
  • Blood Preservation / methods*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Erythrocytes / metabolism*
  • Glycolysis
  • Guanosine / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Metabolome*
  • Models, Biological
  • Pentose Phosphate Pathway

Substances

  • Guanosine
  • 2,3-Diphosphoglycerate
  • Adenosine Monophosphate
  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • Adenine

Grants and funding

This study is funded by a grant from Yamagata prefecture Japan; Next-Generation Supercomputer Project of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan; and “Global-COE Program for Human Metabolomic Systems Biology,” of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). TN is supported by Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). TN and AYK were supported by “Global-COE Program for Human Metabolomic Systems Biology” of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). AYK is supported by Uehara foundation. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.