Reduced coronary vasoconstrictor activity of hemoglobin solutions purified by ATP-agarose affinity chromatography
1987; Elsevier BV; Volume: 41; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0024-3205(87)90560-1
ISSN1879-0631
AutoresW Vogel, J.C. Hsia, Lance L. Briggs, S.S. Er, G. Cassidy, Carl S. Apstein, C. R. Valeri,
Tópico(s)Electron Spin Resonance Studies
ResumoStroma-free hemoglobin (Hb) solutions are being developed as blood substitutes. We previously described coronary vasoconstrictor activity of Hb solutions prepared by conventional methods. In the present study we assessed the constrictor activity of unmodified and covalently modified Hb solutions purified by ATP-agarose affinity chromatography. The starting material was a red cell lysate, partially purified by ultra-filtration. Coronary constrictor activity was measured as increased perfusion pressure in isolated rabbit hearts perfused at constant coronary flow rate with buffer containing various concentrations of added Hb. The starting material increased perfusion pressure by 35 ± 7 mmHg at 50 mg/dl. Purified Hb, retained by the affinity column, increased perfusion pressure by only 18 ± 2 mmHg at 50 mg/dl. Hemoglobin covalently linked to ATP or pyridoxal phosphate, then purified by affinity chromatography, also had less constrictor activity than the starting material. Thus, a substance, removed by affinity chromatography but not by conventional purification, contributes to the vasoconstrictor activity of Hb solutions.
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