Systems biology of stored blood cells: Can it help to extend the expiration date?

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• 作者：Giuseppe Paglia^a ; ^{gpaglia@hi.is} ; Bernhard Ø ; . Palsson^a ; Olafur E. Sigurjonsson^b ; ^c
• 关键词：Systems biology ; Platelet storage lesions ; Red blood cell storage lesions
• 刊名：Journal of Proteomics
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：5 December, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：76
• 期：Complete
• 页码：163-167
• 全文大小：359 K

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With increasingly stringent regulations regarding deferral and elimination of blood donors it will become increasingly important to extend the expiration date of blood components beyond the current allowed storage periods. One reason for the storage time limit for blood components is that platelets and red blood cells develop a condition called storage lesions during their storage in plastic blood containers. Systems biology provides comprehensive bio©\chemical descriptions of organisms through quantitative measurements and data integration in mathematical models. The biological knowledge for a target organism can be translated in a mathematical format and used to compute physiological properties. The use of systems biology represents a concrete solution in the study of blood cell storage lesions, and it may open up new avenues towards developing better storage methods and better storage media, thereby extending the storage period of blood components. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Integrated omics.