PubMed · 7186427
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P R Sohmer, R L Scott. 1982. Massive transfusion.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7186427/
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Recent work has enabled us to quantitate the four variables (2,3-DPG concentration, pHi, non-S hemoglobin composition, and O2 saturation) that modulate the equilibrium solubility (csat) of Hb S inside sickle erythrocytes (SS RBCs). Using measured values of mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), 2,3-DPG concentration, and %Hb (F+A2), along with estimates of pHi and the Deltacsat due to partial oxygenation of SS RBCs in the microcirculation, we calculated the mean polymer fraction (fp) in erythrocytes from 46 SS homozygotes. Values of fp derived from the conservation of mass equation ranged from 0.30 to 0.59. MCHC and %Hb F were major determinants of the magnitude of fp; 2,3-DPG concentration and pHi also contributed, but to a lesser extent. A clinical severity score (CSS) was assigned to each patient based on mean hospitalization rate. There was a weak, but statistically significant, negative correlation between fp and steady state hematocrit (P = .017), but none between fp and whole blood hemoglobin concentration (P = .218). Although there was no correlation between fp and mean number of hospitalization days per year, patients with the greatest number of admissions and hospitalization days were found only among those who had an fp > 0.45. All five patients who died during the follow-up period (median, 7 years; range, 3 to 10 years) had fp values >/=0.48. However, patients with few admissions, low hospitalization days, and long survivals occurred at all fp levels. These results suggest that the clinical course of homozygous SS disease cannot be predicted by mean fp calculations, which assume a homogeneous distribution of the five variables that modulate intraerythrocytic polymerization. A heterogeneous distribution is more likely; so the amount of polymerized Hb S could vary considerably among cell populations. Factors such as membrane abnormalities and endothelial cell interactions may also contribute to clinical severity.
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The binding of two strong allosteric effectors (2,3 Diphosphoglycerate D.P.G., and Bezafibrate, Bzf) to both adult and the three human embryonic haemoglobins, either individually or in combination, have been studied in detail. The adult protein exhibits one binding site for D.P.G and two for Bzf. When both effectors are present simultaneously their effects are simply additive. The same qualitative pattern of binding is observed in the case of the three human embryonic haemoglobins, although with different binding constants. The lack of synergism between these effectors and the different binding affinity expressed by these proteins are discussed in terms of the known amino acid sequence differences.