Background and objectives: INTERCEPT Blood System™ is a pathogen inactivation system for blood components. The initial approval required a platelet component to be suspended in a combination of plasma and Platelet additive Solution/PAS-III. Improved platelet storage has been reported with Mg++ and K+ supplementation (PAS-IIIM). This study validated the use of INTERCEPT™/PAS-IIIM for apheresis and pooled buffy-coat platelet components.
Materials and methods: The platelet dose and pH throughout 5 days of storage met the European and French requirements for quality standards.
Results and conclusion: Additional metabolic and activation assessments of the treated platelets confirmed the previously reported superiority of PAS-IIIM over PAS-III, but extended it to the INTERCEPT™ process.
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