TY - JOUR T1 - Shear-Stress-Gradient and Oxygen-Gradient Ektacytometry in Sickle Cell Patients at Steady State and during Vaso-Occlusive Crises. AU - Boisson,Camille, AU - Nader,Elie, AU - Renoux,Céline, AU - Gauthier,Alexandra, AU - Poutrel,Solène, AU - Bertrand,Yves, AU - Stauffer,Emeric, AU - Virot,Emilie, AU - Hot,Arnaud, AU - Fort,Romain, AU - Cannas,Giovanna, AU - Joly,Philippe, AU - Connes,Philippe, Y1 - 2022/02/08/ PY - 2021/12/27/received PY - 2022/01/24/revised PY - 2022/02/07/accepted PY - 2022/2/15/entrez PY - 2022/2/16/pubmed PY - 2022/4/9/medline KW - oxygen gradient ektacytometry KW - red blood cell deformability KW - sickle cell disease KW - vaso-occlusive crisis JF - Cells JO - Cells VL - 11 IS - 3 N2 - Oxygen gradient ektacytometry (oxygenscan) measures the changes in red blood cell (RBC) deformability in normoxia and during deoxygenation. We investigated the changes in RBC deformability, measured by both oxygenscan and classical shear-stress-gradient ektacytometry, in 10 patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) during vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) versus steady state. Oxygenscan and shear-stress-gradient ektacytometry parameters were also measured in 38 SCD patients at steady state on two different occasions. Shear-stress-gradient ektacytometry parameters, maximal RBC deformability at normoxia and the minimum RBC deformability during deoxygenation were lower during VOC compared to steady state. The oxygen partial pressure at which RBCs started to sickle (PoS) was not significantly affected by VOC, but the results were very heterogeneous: the PoS increased in 5 in 10 patients and decreased in 4 in 10 patients. Both oxygenscan and shear-stress-gradient ektacytometry parameters remained unchanged in patients at steady state between two sets of measurements, performed at 17 ± 8 months intervals. In conclusion, the present study showed that both oxygen gradient ektacytometry and shear-stress-gradient ektacytometry are sensitive to disease activity in SCD, and that both techniques give comparable results; however, the oxygen-dependent propensity of RBCs to sickle was highly variable during VOC. SN - 2073-4409 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/35159394/Shear_Stress_Gradient_and_Oxygen_Gradient_Ektacytometry_in_Sickle_Cell_Patients_at_Steady_State_and_during_Vaso_Occlusive_Crises_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -