Development of High Hydrostatic Pressure Applied in Pathogen Inactivation for Plasma

PLoS One. 2016 Aug 25;11(8):e0161775. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161775. eCollection 2016.

Abstract

High hydrostatic pressure has been used to inactivate pathogens in foods for decades. There is a great potential to adapt this technology to inactivate pathogens in plasma and derivatives. To better evaluate the potential of this method, pathogen inoculated plasma samples were pressurized under different pressure application modes and temperatures. The inactivation efficacy of pathogens and activities of plasma proteins were monitored after treatment. The CFUs of E.coli was examined as the indicator of the inactivation efficiency. The factor V and VIII were chosen as the indicator of the plasma function. Preliminary experiments identified optimized treatment conditions: 200-250MPa, with 5×1 minute multi-pulsed high pressure at near 0°C (ice-water bath). Under this conditions, the inactivation efficacy of EMCV was >8.5log. The CFUs of E. coli were reduced by 7.5log, B. cereus were 8log. However, PPV and S. aureus cannot be inactivated efficiently. The activities of factor II, VII, IX, X, XI, XII, fibrinogen, IgG, IgM stayed over 95% compared to untreated. Factor V and VIII activity was maintained at 46-63% and 77-82%, respectively.

MeSH terms

  • Blood / metabolism
  • Blood / microbiology*
  • Blood / virology
  • Blood Preservation / methods*
  • Blood Proteins / chemistry
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Humans
  • Hydrostatic Pressure*
  • Sterilization / methods*

Substances

  • Blood Proteins

Grants and funding

This study was supported by Sichuan province science and technology support project (grant no: 2014SZ0025) (http://www.scst.gov.cn/). For the research, Zhengzhou Feilong medic devices Co,. Ltd provided support in the form of salaries for author ZX and the HHP device, but did not have any additional role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The specific roles of these authors are articulated in the ‘author contributions’ section.