Abstract
This study investigates the potential improvement of polyhemoglobin's protective properties by the addition of 3 synthetic enzymes (neo-carbonic anhydrase, neo-catalase and neo-superoxide dismutase) to polyhemoglobin after 90 and 180 min of warm in-vitro ischemia (100% Nitrogen at 37 °C). Following the warm ischemic shock, cell cultures were subjected to various treatment solutions: Controls; PolyHb; 3 neoenzymes; PolyHb + 3 neoenzymes; PolyHb + 2 neoenzymes. The cultures were then incubated (Oxygen, 5% CO2 at 37 °C) for 24 h followed by several analyses. Compared to polyhemoglobin alone, this novel solution containing polyhemoglobin + 3 neoeznymes significantly increased the viability, cell growth, albumin production, protection against oxidative stress and cellular injury of human hepatocytes. Moreover, this also protects the viability of human cardiomyocytes. These findings suggest that it could be useful as a pre-transplant cell/organ preservation solution which, in the long-term, could contribute to the development of blood substitutes.