Objective To analyse the necessity and feasibility of HCV RNA detection for donor screening.Methods Plasma from 50 donors was mixed into a minipool, the nucleic acid was extracted by NucliSens Extractor and amplified by NASBA, the amplification products were detected by ECL. A performance control and a positive control were coupled with the samples through storage, nucleic acid extraction, amplification and detection.Results Two specimens were found HCV RNA positive in the 10000 anti HCV negative samples.Conclusion HCV RNA screening of plasma minipools by NASBA may prevent hepatitis C virus infection.

Objective To confirm the difference in the biological characteristics between V?24 natural killer T cells(NKT) and the cytokine-induced killer cell(CIK).Methods V?24 NKT cells and CIK cells were expanded from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.Purified TCRV?24~+ NKT cells and CD3~+CD56~+CIK cells were obtained by using Dynal beads.The phenotype and the levels of cytokine and necrosis-related factors expression on the purified NKT cells and CIK cells were determined by flow cytometry.The cytotoxicity of the purified NKT cells and CIK cells were measured by means of DIOC18 staining and flow cytometry.Results The proportions of TCRV?24~+V?11~+NKT cells and CD3~+CD56~+CIK cells were elevated up to 90% after purification.The majority of V?24 NKT cells were CD4~+ and DN NKT cells.They demonstrated high levels of expression of TCRV?24,V?11,CD3 and CD161 and a low level of expression of CD56,but most purified CD3~+CD56~+CIK cells were CD8~+ T cells,with high levels of CD3 and CD56 expression,low level CD161 expression and little TCRV?24 and V?11expression.After antigen stimulation,the purified CD3~+CD56~+CIK cells showed higher levels of expression of IFN-?,TNF-?,Perforin,FasL and TRAIL,compared to the NKT cells.CD3~+CD56~+CIK cells secreted little IL-4,whereas,V?24~+NKT cells secreted high level of IL-4.In addition,the cytotoxic effect of the CD3~+CD56~+CIK cells on tumor cell lines K562,U937 and Jurkat were more intense than that of the NKT cells.Conclusion It is evident that TCRV?24~+ NKT cells and CD3~+CD56~+CIK cells differ absolutely in many ways and might play different roles in anti-tumor immunity and immune regulation.

One hundred unrelated healthy indi- viduals of the Mulao nationality were ty- ped for HLA-A, -B, -C, -DR and -DQ locus antigens. The distribution of HLA class I antigens is similar to that of Zhu- ang, Miao and Yao nationalities in the Guangxi Area and to that of the Han po- pulations in southern China. For example, A2, A9 and A11 are much more frequent in A locus, as well as B40, B13 and Bw46 in B locus and Cw3. Cw1 (including Cx46) and Cw7 in C locus. The antigen B17 sho- wing a lower frequency in Mulao natio- nality than in other populations in sou- thern China is quite especial. The distri- bution of DR and DQ antigens in HLA class II shows still more different between Mulao and Zhuang nationalities. It is not clear whether the origin of the two na- tionalities or other factors give rise to their difference, and it needs further study.

A study of the mutagenieity of SAGS preservative solution for red cells,performed by Ames method, was reported.Result of the study in- dicated that there was no evidence of the positive mutagenicity reaction of SAGS preservative solution for red cells at its 6 doses ranging from 0.02 to 100mg/ml,whether the rat liver microsomal enzymes(S9)were added as metabolic activators or not.That is, the solution was unable to inducethe mutation at gene loci in the strains tested by Ames Method.

The absorption of anti-A and anti-B in reagent sera containing non-ABO antibodies,performed by coupling the ABH substance to se- pharose 4B,was introduced.The sera containing both ABO antibodies and anti-D(11),-C(5),-E(5),-c(6), -e(4),-M(1),-N(1),-s(1),-K(1), -Kp~b(1),-Fy~a(1),-Js~b(1)absorbed by this method,were tested then by the ABO-incompatible cells lacking relevant non-ABO antigens,and the panel red cells(O).As a result,all the ABO antibodies were absorbed exclusively,but all the non-ABO antibodies were preserved fullyThe non-ABO antibodies can't give the false positive reaction and their titer can't decrease after repeated absorp- tion.The advantages of this method and the factors that have influeced on effectiveness of the absorption were discussed.

A case of B, -D- blood groups was found in a Chinese woman whose baby died of haemolytic disease of newborn, Her husband was AB, CCDee blood groups. The unexpected antibodies in her sera were studied. The sera reacted with the red cells of all common Rh blood groups except -D-, (Rh)~(mod) and (Rh)~(null). Both respective and serial absorption and elu- tion tests were done for the ccDEE, CCD ee and ccde red cells. The results show that there are two antibodies in her sera. The anti-e is separable and the anti -Hr_o can react with all of the common Rh blood groups. The results were the same to that reported by Allen and Corocoran in 1958.

Effect of both granulocyte transfusions and antibiotics on the treatment of acute agranulocytosis with severe infections in 9 of 15 patients were reported. However, all 6 patients with agranulocytosis ind- uced by various drugs survived from sev- ere infections. It revealed that granulocyte count of each transfusion was more sign- ificant for the therapeutic effect.

Objective To investigate the quality of concentrated platelet with less WBC by improved white membrane method,so as to provide the basis for preparation of the concentrated platelet in the future.Methods Testing the quality indicators of 56 cases of concentrated platelet with less white blood cells by improved white membrane method,and comparing the quality indicators of 56 cases of collected platelet at random by machine.Testing the expression rate of platelet membrane surface glycoprotein molecules CD62P and PAC-1 before and after filtering in different storage time,and comparing the expression rate of 37 cases of collected platelets at random by machine.Results The differences of quality indicators between concentrated platelet with less white blood cells by improved white membrane methods and collected platelet at random by machine were not statistically significant (P＞0.05),such as volume,platelet content,Ph,amount of RBC mixed within.But The differences of amount of WBC mixed with were statistically significant (P＜ 0.01),both of sterility tests were negative.The differences of the expression rate of platelet membrane surface glycoprotein molecules CD62P and PAC-1 during storage period within 3 days were not statistically significant (P＞0.05).Conclusion The various quality indicators of concentrated platelet with less white blood cells by improved white membrane methods attain mixed concentrated platelet and platelet national standards,and in vitro platelet activity kept well.Platelet special leucocyte filter does not cause obvious platelet activation and damage within three days of storage period of concentrated platelet in filter processing.Collected platelet by machine is being activated and damaged continuously when kept in platelet oscillation device 22±2℃ for 3 days,but activation and damage does not significantly change the platelet activity in vitro.

Objective To determine the potential deficiency due to lack of anaerobic culture and evaluate the effect to reduce adverse reaction associated to transfusion-translated bacterial infection.Methods The result of 9 758 units of apheresis platelet concentrates (PCs)detected with automated microbial detection system were reviewed and the medical records of the patients that received the contaminated PCs were followed.Results The confirmed positive rates by aerobic and anaerobic cultures were 0.06％ (6/9 758)and 0.16％ (16/9 758),respectively.In 10 of 16 yield cases,only the anaerobic culture was positive.The most of the bacterial detected by anaerobic culture only were Propionibacterium acnes.Their mean detection time from inoculation was 96.8±18.21 hours.Conclusion Addition of anaerobic culture would enhance the detection of bacterial contamination in PCs.However,since only slow-growing bacteria were detected,and because their clinical significance was debatable,blood service should select feasible and costeffective projects using only aerobic bottle for bacterial screening,like the majority of licensed blood centers in North America and Hong Kong,China.

Objective In order to improve blood donors to understand the health education knowledge,this study designed and evaluated a new project,that is the health education pathway for primary apheresis donors.Methods A total of 2900 primary apheresis donors participated in the current study,who were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group.The experimental group was performed the health education pathway for primary apheresis donors,while the control group was conducted in the traditional health educational ways.We compared the basic information,the awareness rate of apheresis donation knowledge,the number of regnlar/repeated donors,and the frequency of donations.Results Two groups were matched with no group differences in basic information (P＞0.05).After performed the health education pathway for primary apheresis donors,the awareness rate of apheresis donation knowledge was significantly improved from 23.6％ to 84.3％ (P＜0.01).Moreover,the percentage of regular donors (40.2％) in the experimental group higher than the percentage (26.7％) in the control group(P＜0.01).The average donation times of experimental group (3.8) was also higher than the control group.There were 79.2％ donors changed to regular/repeated donors higher than the percentage (66.4％) in the control group,and the average frequency of apheresis of those regular/repeated apheresis donors (7.4) in the experimental group higher than the control group (6.4) (P＜0.01).Conclusion As showed in our results,the health education pathway for primary apheresis donors could effectively help donors to understand the knowledge of blood donation and health care,and promote team construction of regular donors.We hope,in the future,the health education pathway for primary apheresis donors could be widely spread.