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This application claims priority to and is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/205,800, filed Aug. 17, 2005 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,439,012, and also claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/602,207, filed Aug. 17, 2004, the disclosure of each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
This invention was made with Government support under contract number W81XWH-04-1-0105 from the United States Army. The US Government has certain rights to this invention.
The present invention is generally related to plasma expanders and blood substitutes, and is particularly related to high viscosity plasma expanders and blood substitutes.
Many biocompatible polymeric materials have been investigated as potential plasma expanders and/or blood substitutes. Historically, there have been two approaches: 1) the use of synthetic compounds that are biocompatible, and 2) the use of biological materials that are polymeric. In the first category, materials such as hydroxyethyl starch and perfluorocarbon liquid have been evaluated (See, e.g., S. Kasper et al., J. Clin. Anesth. 13, 486-90 (2001); T. Kaneki et al., Resuscitation 52, 101-08 (2002); R. Spence et al., Art Cells, Blood Sibst., Immobil Biotech. 22, 955-63 (1999)). In the second group is gelatin, albumin, and crosslinlked hemoglobin (I. Tigchelaar et al., Eur. J. Cardo-thor. Surg. 11, 626-32 (1997); S. Gould et al., World J. Surg. 20, 1200-7 (1996). More recently, alpha-keratose has been suggested. See A. Widra, U.S. Pat. No. 6,746,836 (Jun. 8, 2004).
Because the functional consequences of changing the flow properties of blood are not readily predictable, the development of plasma expanders and/or blood substitutes is a complicated matter. In arterial blood vessels (diameter >100 micron) blood viscosity is proportional to hematocrit (Hct) squared, and in the smaller vessels it is linearly proportional to Hct. In the systemic circulation, Hct is approximately constant down to 100 micron diameter vessels. It falls monotonically down to the capillaries where it is approximately half of the systemic value. The reverse occurs in the venous circulation, where it is higher than arterial because of fluid filtration in the microcirculation.
In acute conditions such as accompanying severe trauma, the decrease of Hct is not deemed dangerous until the transfusion trigger (blood hemoglobin content beyond which a blood transfusion is indicated) is reached. However, this exposes the vasculature to low blood viscosity when conventional plasma expanders are used to maintain blood volume. There appears to be no well-defined benefit to lowering blood viscosity, excepting when it is pathologically high, and lowering blood viscosity through hemodilution is considered to have no adverse effects. Richardson and Guyton determined that changes in blood viscosity are accompanied by compensatory changes in cardiac output, which compensate for changes in intrinsic oxygen carrying capacity of blood due to changes in Hct (T. Richardson et al., Am. J. Physiol. 197, 1167-70 (1959)). This was confirmed systemically and in the microcirculation (K. Messmer, Surg. Clins. N. Am. 55, 659-78 (1975); S. Mirhashemi et al., Am. J. Physiol 254 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 13) H411-16 (1988); A. Tsai et al., Int. J. Microcirc: Clin. Exp 10, 317-34 (1991)). Empirically, the transfusion trigger is set at 7 g Hb/dl (Hct˜22%).
Microvascular Hcts are lower than systemic due to the presence of a plasma layer that proportionally occupies a greater portion of the vessel lumen, thus blood viscosity is also lower. The transition from macro to microcirculation in terms of vessel dimensions. Hct, and hemodynamics is gradual. Blood theological properties also change gradually and blood viscosity in the circulation depends on location. The reduction of Hct with a crystalloid or colloidal plasma expander tends to equalize the theological properties of blood and viscosity throughout the circulation.
When a plasma expander is used to remedy hemorrhage, systemic Hct decreases, significantly reducing blood viscosity in large vessels due to the squared dependence of viscosity on Hct. Viscosity of blood in small vessels is much less affected since Hct is low to begin with. Conversely, small vessel blood viscosity is greatly influenced by the viscosity of the plasma expander. If its viscosity is low, blood viscosity drops significantly in the small vessels as well as in the large vessels, although for somewhat different reasons. In conventional theory, this reduction in viscosity increases blood flow and may improve oxygen delivery.
However, the literature supports the concept that high viscosity plasma is either beneficial, or has no adverse effect in conditions of extreme hemodilution. Waschke et al. found that cerebral perfusion is not changed when blood is replaced with fluids of the same intrinsic oxygen carrying capacity over a range of viscosities varying from 1.4 cp to 7.7 cp (K. Waschke et al., J. Cereb. Blood Flow & Metab. 14, 871-976 (1994)) Krieter et al., varied the viscosity of plasma by adding dextran 500 k Daltons (Da) and found that medians in tissue pO2 in skeletal muscle where maximal at a plasma viscosity of 3 cp, while for liver the maximum occurred at 2 cp (H. Krieter et al., Acta Anaest. Scad. 39, 326-44 (1995)). In general they found that up to a 3 fold increase in blood plasma viscosity had no effect on tissue oxygenation and organ perfusion when blood was hemodiluted. de Witt et al., found elevation of plasma viscosity causes sustained NO-mediated dilatation in the hamster muscle microcirculation (C. deWitt et al., Pflugers Arch. 434, 54-61 (1997)).
Hct reductions should improve blood perfusion through the increase of blood fluidity. However at a Hct near to and beyond the transfusion trigger the heart cannot further increase flow and as viscosity falls, so does blood pressure. The fall of pressure is deleterious for tissue perfusion because it decreases functional capillary density (FCD) in the normal circulation and in hypotension following hemorrhage (L. Lindbom et al., Int. J. Microcirc: Clin. Exp 4, 121-7 (1985)). FCD is a critical microvascular parameter in survival during acute blood losses. In a hamster model subjected to 4-hr 40 mmHg hemorrhagic shock, the fall of FCD accurately predicts outcome and separates survivors from non survivors when this parameter decreases below 40% of control (H. Kerger et al., Am. J. Physiol 270 (Heart. Circ. Physiol. 39), H827-36 (1996)).
High viscosity plasma restores mean arterial pressure (MAP) in hypotension without vasoconstriction. Furthermore, the shift of pressure and pressure gradients from the systemic to the peripheral circulation increases blood flow, which in combination with increased plasma viscosity maintains shear stress in the microcirculation. This is needed for shear stress dependant NO and prostaglandin release from the endothelium and to maintain FCD (J. Frangos et al., Science 227, 1477-79 (1985)). Conversely, reduced blood viscosity decreases shear stress and the release of vasodilators, causing vasoconstriction and offsetting any benefit of reducing the theological component of vascular resistance. Since resistance depends on the 4th power of vascular radius and the 1st power of blood viscosity, the effect of reducing blood viscosity with a low viscosity plasma expander is that it reduces oxygen delivery to the tissue once blood viscosity falls below a threshold value. This threshold has been determined in our experimental model as about 2.5 cp.
Tissue perfusion with reduced blood viscosity may be deleterious at the cellular/endothelial level. There is evidence that genes are activated following changes in the mechanical environment of cells. It is also been established that the endothelium uniquely responds to changes in its mechanical and oxygen environment according to programmed genetic schemes. Among these responses is the mechanism for apoptosis (cell self destruction), which is activated through a genetically controlled suicide process that eliminates cells no longer needed or excessively damaged. In this context, hemodilution with low viscosity plasma expanders may cause cellular and tissue damage due to hypoxia and/or to the reduced vessel wall shear stress. Hypoxia/ischemia may contribute to endothelial impairment due to inflammatory reactions. Activation of endothelium, platelets and neutrophils, leading to additional damage through the liberation of cytokines, can induce endothelial apoptosis (B. Robaye et al., Am. J. Pathol. 38, 447-53 (1991)).
Studies in a hamster model show that extreme hemodilution (where Hct is 20% of control) with dextran 70 kDa, causes hypotension and a drop in FCD to near pathological values (A. Tsai et al., Proc. Natl. Acacd. Sci. USA 95, 6590-5 (1998); A. Tsai. Transfusion 41, 1290-8 (2001)). This is prevented by increasing plasma viscosity so that the diluted blood has a systemic viscosity of about 2.8 cp, which was achieved by infusing dextran 500 kDa. Thus, high viscosity plasma substitutes can be an alternative to the use of blood for maintaining MAP and an adequate level of FCD (A. Tsai et al., Biorheology 38, 229-37 (2001)). However, the known high viscosity plasma expanders such as gelatin, albumin, hydroxyethyl starch, polyvinyl-pyrrolidine, and dextran are all either non-human derived or synthetic. As such, each suffers from considerable limitations in their clinical applicability due to biocompatibility, cost, or both. What is needed is a fluid based on a substantially biocompatible material that is inexpensive, pathogen free and ambient storable. Resuscitation fluids based on keratins offer this potential.
Human hair is one of the few autologous tissues that can be obtained without additional surgery. It is also a rich source of keratins. Equally important, the biocompatibility of keratins within a species, and indeed across species is high, making allogenous and xenogenous keratins viable candidates for medical applications. The keratins found in hair, wool, and other keratinous tissues can be extracted and purified using methods known in the art, and used for formulating plasma substitutes with fluid properties that will maintain MAP and FCD. Depending on the species from whence the keratins come, the biocompatibility can also be optimized with human hair keratins being the most optimal. Keratin fluids are inexpensive to produce, can be sterilized, and are stable under ambient temperature storage.
However, the keratin-based fluid described in A. Widra would not appear to be the most optimized resuscitation medium based on the new paradigm of preserving FCD for three important reasons. First, the type of keratin used in the experiments was a highly hydrolyzed form of keratose, represented in Scheme 1 below, which is not likely to be capable of attaining the viscosic properties required by the application.
Second, hydrolyzed forms of keratose are compatible with blood in that they do not instigate appreciable levels of red blood cell aggregation, but their oncotic pressure is too low to be of benefit. Third, less hydrolyzed, high molecular weight forms of keratose tend to aggregate red blood cells, thus making the material deleterious to the restoration of FCD. Hence their remains a need for new approaches to developing keratin-based high viscosity plasma substitutes.
A first aspect of the invention is a liquid plasma expander or resuscitation fluid composition for use in a subject in need thereof, comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of: (a) a keratin derivative (preferably alpha keratose, gamma keratose, or combinations thereof); and (b) an electrolyte solution, with the keratin derivative solubilized in the electrolyte solution to form a homogeneous liquid composition.
A particular aspect of the foregoing is a liquid plasma expander composition in which the keratin derivative comprises alpha keratose, where the alpha keratose consists of at least 80, 90, 95 or 99 percent by weight of basic alpha keratose (or more), and where the alpha keratose consists of not more than 20, 10, 5 or 1 percent by weight of acidic alpha keratose (or less).
A particular aspect of the foregoing is a liquid plasma expander composition for use in a subject in need thereof, comprising, consisting of or consisting essentially of: (a) from 0.1 to 10 or 20 percent by weight of basic alpha keratose; (b) from 0 to 5 or 10 percent by weight of gamma keratose; and (c) from 80 or 90 to 99.9 percent by weight of an electrolyte solution. Preferably, the basic alpha keratose and the gamma keratose are solubilized in said electrolyte solution to form a homogeneous liquid composition. Preferably the homogeneous liquid composition has a pH of 7 to 8 or 9; preferably the homogeneous liquid composition has an osmolarity of 100 or 200 to 500 or 600 milliosmoles/Liter; and preferably the homogeneous liquid composition has a viscosity of 2 or 4 to 15 or 20 centipoise. Preferably the homogeneous liquid composition, when contacted to red blood cells, forms aggregates of said blood cells of less than 25 microns in diameter.
The basic alpha keratose is preferably produced by separating basic alpha keratose from a mixture of acidic and basic alpha keratose, e.g., by ion exchange chromatography, and preferably the basic alpha keratose has an average molecular weight of from 10 to 100 or 200 kilodaltons. Optionally but preferably the process further comprises the steps of re-disolving said basic alpha-keratose in a denaturing solution (such as a buffer solution), optionally in the presence of a chelating agent to complex trace metals, and the re-precipitating the basic alpha keratose from the denaturing solution. It will be appreciated that the composition preferably contains not more than 5, 2, 1, or 0.1 percent by weight of acidic alpha keratose, or less.
A second aspect of the present invention is a blood substitute composition for use in a subject in need thereof, comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of: a plasma expander or resuscitation fluid as described above, and red blood cells (RBCs) where the RBCs form an essentially single cell suspension of RBCs therein.
A third aspect of the present invention is a method of increasing plasma volume in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering the subject a plasma expander or resuscitation fluid composition as described above in an amount effective to increase the plasma volume of said subject.
A fourth aspect of the present invention is a method of increasing the volume of available blood substitute for treatment in a subject in need thereof, comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a volume of donor blood and determining the Hct; (b) separating and isolating the RBCs from said donated blood; and (c) diluting said isolated RBCs to a final Hct of not less than 10% of the original Hct but not greater than 70% by adding an appropriate amount of the plasma expander composition as described above.
A further aspect of the present invention is the use of a keratin derivative as described herein for the preparation of a plasma expander or resuscitation fluid for carrying out a method as described herein.
"Solubilized" as used herein refers to a compound that is carried by a solvent to form a homogeneous mixture therewith, without precipitation or separation of that compound from the solvent. Examples of such homogeneous mixtures include solutions, suspensions, dispersions, and microemulsions. Preferably the homogeneous mixtures do not scatter visible light (i.e., are "clear" on visual inspection).
"Dissolved" as used herein refers to a compound or solute carried by another liquid or solvent in the form of a single-phase solution.
"Subjects" (or "patients") to be treated with the methods and compositions described herein include both human subjects and animal subjects (particularly other mammalian subjects such as dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, etc.) for veterinary purposes. Human subjects are particularly preferred. The subjects may be male or female and may be any age, including neonate, infant, juvenile, adolescent, adult, and geriatric subjects.
"Plasma expander" as used herein refers to a composition that may be used to increase the volume of blood plasma in a subject in need thereof. The plasma expander itself may be blood-free. In some embodiments the plasma expander may serve as a resuscitation fluid.
"Resuscitation fluid" as used herein refers to a plasma expander that further serves to maintain, pretent further decrease, and/or prevent accelerated decrease of functional capillary density (FCD) in a subject. Plasma expanders of the present invention are preferably also resuscitation fluids.
"Keratin derivative" as used herein refers to any keratin derivative or mixture thereof, including but not limited to alpha keratose, gamma keratose, alpha kerateine, gamma kerateine, meta-keratin, keratin intermediate filaments, and combinations thereof.
"Electrolyte solution" as used herein includes saline solution, mixed salt or buffer solutions such as Ringers solution, Lactated Ringers solution, and combinations thereof.
"Blood substitute" as used herein refers to any fluid capable of replicating the biochemical (e.g. oxygen carrying) and biomechanical (e.g. viscosic) capabilities of whole blood.
The disclosures of all United States patents cited herein are to be incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
1. Keratin materials. Keratin materials are derived from any suitable source including but not limited to wool and human hair. In one embodiment keratin is derived from end-cut human hair, obtained from barbershops and salons. The material is washed in hot water and mild detergent, dried, and extracted with a nonpolar organic solvent (typically hexane or ether) to remove residual oil prior to use.
Keratose Fractions. Keratose fractions are obtained by any suitable technique. In one embodiment they are obtained using the method of Alexander and coworkers (P. Alexander et al., Biochem. J. 46, 27-32 (1950)). Basically, the hair is reacted with an aqueous solution of peracetic acid at concentrations of less than ten percent at room temperature for 24 hours. The solution is filtered and the alpha-keratose fraction precipitated by addition of mineral acid to a pH of ca. 4. The alpha-keratose is separated by filtration, washed with additional acid, followed by dehydration with alcohol, and then dried under vacuum. Increased purity can be achieved by redissolving the keratose in a denaturing solution such as 7M urea, aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution, or 20 mM tris base buffer solution, re-precipitating, re-dissolving, dialyzing against deionized water, and re-precipitating at pH 4.
The gamma-keratose fraction remains in solution at pH 4 and is isolated by addition to a water-miscible organic solvent such as alcohol, followed by filtration, dehydrated with additional alcohol, and dried under vacuum. Increased purity can be achieved by redissolving the keratose in a denaturing solution such as 7M urea, aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution, or 20 mM tris buffer solution, reducing the pH to 4 by addition of a mineral acid, removing any solids that form, neutralizing the supernatant, re-precipitating the protein with alcohol, re-dissolving, dialyzing against deionized water, and reprecipitating by addition to alcohol. The amount of alcohol consumed in these steps can be minimized by first concentrating the keratose solution by distillation.
Kerateine Fractions. Kerateine fractions are obtained using a combination of the methods of Bradbury and Chapman (J. Bradbury et al., Aust. J. Biol. Sci. 17, 960-72 (1964)) and Goddard and Michaelis (D. Goddard et al., J. Biol. Chem. 106, 605-14 (1934)). Essentially, the cuticle of the hair fibers is removed ultrasonically in order to avoid excessive hydrolysis and allow efficient reduction of cortical disulfide bonds in a second step. The hair is placed in a solution of dichloroacetic acid and subjected to treatment with an ultrasonic probe. Further refinements of this method indicate that conditions using 80% dichloroacetic acid, solid to liquid of 1:16, and an ultrasonic power of 180 Watts are optimal (H. Ando et al., Sen'i Gakkaishi 31(3), T81-85 (1975)). Solid fragments are removed from solution by filtration, rinsed and air dried, followed by sieving to isolate the hair fibers from removed cuticle cells.
Following ultrasonic removal of the cuticle, alpha- and gamma-kerateines are obtained by reaction of the denuded fibers with mercaptoethanol. Specifically, a low hydrolysis method will be used at acidic pH (E. Thompson et al., Aust. J. Biol. Sci. 15, 757-68 (1962)). In a typical reaction, hair is extracted for 24 hours with 4M mercaptoethanol that has been adjusted to pH 5 by additional of a small amount of potassium hydroxide in deoxygenated water containing 0.02M acetate buffer and 0.001M surfactant.
The solution is filtered and the alpha-kerateine fraction precipitated by addition of mineral acid to a pH of ca. 4. The alpha-kerateine is separated by filtration, washed with additional acid, followed by dehydration with alcohol, and then dried under vacuum. Increased purity is achieved by re-dissolving the kerateine in a denaturing solution such as 7M urea, aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution, or 20 mM tris buffer solution, re-precipitating, re-dissolving, dialyzing against deionized water, and re-precipitating at pH 4.
The gamma-kerateine fraction remains in solution at pH 4 and is isolated by addition to a water-miscible organic solvent such as alcohol, followed by filtration, dehydrated with additional alcohol, and dried under vacuum. Increased purity is achieved by redissolving the kerateine in a denaturing solution such as 7M urea, aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution, or 20 mM tris buffer solution, reducing the pH to 4 by addition of a mineral acid, removing any solids that form, neutralizing the supernatant, re-precipitating the protein with alcohol, re-dissolving, dialyzing against deionized water, and reprecipitating by addition to alcohol. The amount of alcohol consumed in these steps can be minimized by first concentrating the keratose solution by distillation.
In an alternate method, the kerateine fractions are obtained by reacting the hair with an aqueous solution of sodium thioglycolate.
Meta-Keratins. Meta-keratins are synthesized from both the alpha- and gamma-fractions of kerateine using substantially the same procedures. Basically, the kerateine is dissolved in a denaturing solution such as 7M urea, aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution, or 20 mM tris buffer solution. Pure oxygen is bubbled through the solution to initiate oxidative coupling reactions of cysteine groups. The progress of the reaction is monitored by an increase in molecular weight as measured using SDS-PAGE. Oxygen is continually bubbled through the reaction solution until a doubling or tripling of molecular weight is achieved. The pH of the denaturing solution can be adjusted to neutrality to avoid hydrolysis of the proteins by addition of mineral acid.
Keratin Intermediate Filaments. IFs of human hair fibers are obtained using the method of Thomas and coworkers (H. Thomas et al., Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 8, 258-64 (1986)). This is essentially a chemical etching method that reacts away the keratin matrix that serves to "glue" the IFs in place, thereby leaving the IFs behind. In a typical extraction process, swelling of the cuticle and sulfitolysis of matrix proteins is achieved using 0.2M Na2SO3, 0.1M Na2O6S4 in 8M urea and 0.1M Tris-HCl buffer at pH 9. The extraction proceeds at room temperature for 24 hours. After concentrating, the dissolved matrix keratins and IFs are precipitated by addition of zinc acetate solution to a pH of ca. 6. The IFs are then separated from the matrix keratins by dialysis against 0.05M tetraborate solution. Increased purity is obtained by precipitating the dialyzed solution with zinc acetate, redissolving the IFs in sodium citrate, dialyzing against distilled water, and then freeze drying the sample.
2. Formulations. Dry powders may be formed of keratin derivatives as described above in accordance with known techniques such as freeze drying or lyophilization. In some embodiments, a liquid plasma expander composition of the invention may be produced by mixing such a dry powder composition form with an aqueous solution to produce a homogeneous liquid plasma expander composition comprising an electrolyte solution having said keratin derivative solubilized therein. The mixing step can be carried out at any suitable temperature, typically room temperature, and can be carried out by any suitable technique such as stirring, shaking, agitation, etc. The salts and other constituent ingredients of the electrolyte solution (e.g., all ingredients except the keratin derivative and the water) may be contained entirely in the dry powder, entirely within the aqueous composition, or may be distributed between the dry powder and the aqueous composition. For example, in some embodiments, at least a portion of the constituents of the electrolyte solution are contained in the dry powder.
In the composition the keratin derivatives (particularly alpha and/or gamma kerateine and alpha and/or gamma keratoses) have an average molecular weight of from about 10 to 70 or 100 kiloDaltons. Other keratin derivatives, particularly meta-keratins, may have higher average molecular weights, e.g., up to 200 or 300 kiloDaltons. In general, the keratin derivative (this term including combinations of derivatives) may be included in the composition in an amount of from about 0.1, 0.5 or 1 percent by weight up to 3, 4, 5, or 10 percent by weight. The composition when mixed preferably has a viscosity of about 1 or 1.5 to 4, 8, 10 or 20 centipoise. Viscosity at any concentration can be modulated by changing the ratio of alpha to gamma keratose. Studies have shown that viscosities as high as 7.7 have no deleterious effects (see K. Waschke et al., J. Cereb. Blood Flow & Metab. 14, 871-976 (1994) and H. Krieter et al., Acta Anaest. Scad. 39, 326-44 (1995)).
The electrolyte solution may be any suitable electrolyte solution, including but not limited to saline solution (particularly normal saline), Ringer's solution, lactated Ringer's solution, commercially available solutions such as NORMOSOL�-R isotonic fluid (available from Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, Ill. USA), and combinations thereof. Examples of suitable electrolyte compositions include but are not limited to those described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,746,836 to Widra. The complete composition when mixed preferably has an osmolarity of 200 to 400 milliosmoles/Liter and a pH of about 7 to 8.
The composition is preferably sterile and non-pryogenic. The composition may be provided preformed and aspectically packaged in a suitable container, such as a flexible polymeric bag or bottle, or may be provided as a kit of sterile dry powder in one container and sterile aqueous solution in a separate container for mixing just prior to use. When provided pre-formed and packaged in a sterile container the composition preferably has a shelf life of at least 4 or 6 months (up to 2 or 3 years or more) at room temperature, prior to substantial loss of viscosity (e.g., more than 10 or 20 percent) and/or substantial precipitation of the keratin derivative (e.g., settling detectable upon visual inspection).
3. Subjects and administration. As noted above, the present invention provides a method of increasing plasma volume in a subject (human or animal) in need thereof, or of replacing or augmenting whole blood in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering said subject a plasma expander or blood substitute, respectively, as described above in an amount effective to resuscitate said subject.
The dose or volume administered to the subject will depend upon factors such as the age and general health of the subject, the particular condition of the subject, the disorder being treated and the severity of that disorder, etc., and can be determined by skilled persons in accordance with known techniques. In some embodiments the volume administered will be between about 0.5 or 1 to 50 or 70 mL per Kg subject body weight. In some embodiments the volume administered will be from 0.1 or 0.2 Liters up to 3 or 4 Liters total per subject. For example, the resuscitation fluid can be utilized up to the transfusion trigger (Hct. of ca. 22%). This means that for an average man with a Hct of ca. 54% and a blood volume of ca. 5 L, he can be transfused with up to 3 L of plasma expander/resuscitation fluid of the invention before blood transfusion is necessary. Hct and blood volume vary by gender and age, so target volumes would vary accordingly. In another example, for neonatal shock, the composition may be administered in aliquots of between 2 to 10 mL per Kg every few minutes as necessary.
In general, subjects in need thereof include subjects in shock, typically due to acute or chronic bleeding. Particular subjects include but are not limited to subjects suffering from a laceration, incision or other injury to any portion of the body, such as an extremity, or suffering from internal injury to an organ such as the liver. The internal injury may be acute, as resulting from trauma, or chronic, such as a bleeding ulcer or diverticulitis.
Subjects that may be treated by the methods of the invention include patients undergoing a surgical procedure, where bleeding is a consequence of the surgical procedure. In cases where the surgical procedure is elective, the subject may donate whole blood before the surgery to be used in the preparation of an autologous keratin-based blood substitute.
Subjects that may be treated by the methods of the invention include burn victims, particularly severe burn victims, where blood fluid is required to carry and clear burn toxins from the body to avoid organ poisoning and organ failure.
In addition to administer to subjects, the plasma expander compositions of the present invention may be used as bath, storage or rinse compositions for organs (particularly mammalian organs of the same species as described above in connection with subjects) in connection with organ transplant procedures. Suitable organs include but are not limited to kidney, heart, lung, liver, etc.
50 grams of clean dried hair are oxidized using 1,000 mL of 2 weight/volume % peracetic acid by gentle shaking at 37� C. for 12 hours. The oxidized hair is recovered by sieve and rinsed free of residual oxidant using copious amounts of deionized (DI) water. The damp hair is extracted with 2,000 mL of 0.1M tris base at 37� C. with gentle shaking for 3 hours. The hair is separated by sieve and the liquid retained. The swollen hair is further extracted with 2,000 mL of DI water at 37� C. with gentle shaking for 1 hour. The hair is separated by sieve and the liquid retained. A third and final extraction of the swollen hair is accomplished with 25000 mL of DI water at 37� C. with gentle shaking for 1 hour. The hair is separated by sieve and the liquid retained. The three extracts are combined and residual solids removed by centrifugation and filtration. The keratose solution is titrated to pH 6 by dropwise addition of acid and loaded onto a preconditioned ionic exchange column containing a weak ion exchange resin such as DEAL Sepharose™. The column is washed with an equal volume of 10 mM tris buffer at pH 6 and the eluent saved for another use. The bound keratose is removed from the column by washing with 100 mM tris buffer with 2M NaCl at pH 12. This fraction is referred to as basic keratose. The basic keratose is further separated into its gamma and alpha fractions by selective precipitation. For example, basic alpha-keratose is isolated by reducing the pH of the solution to 4.2 with dropwise addition of acid. The precipitate that forms is isolated by centrifugation and/or filtration. The subject resuscitation fluid is formulated using either pure alpha or a mixture of alpha and gamma keratoses. Regardless, the basic keratose solution is neutralized by addition of acid and dialyzed by tangential flow ultrafiltration against DI water for approximately 12 hours (nominal low molecular weight cutoff of 5 kDa). The dialyzed sample is concentrated by removal on excess water on a rotary evaporator and the basic keratose powder isolated by lyophilization. Resuscitation fluids are formulated from this powder by addition to phosphate-buffered saline at pH 7.4 and a concentration sufficient to achieve a viscosity of between 4 and 20 centipoise, preferably 8 centipoise.
Alpha-keratose is isolated from the extract solution prepared in Example 1 by dropwise addition of acid until the pH of the solution reaches approximately 4.2. Preferred acids include sulfuric, hydrochloric, and acetic acid. A most preferred acid is concentrated hydrochloric acid. Precipitation of the alpha fraction begins at around pH 6.0 and continues until approximately 4.2. Fractional precipitation can be utilized to isolate different ranges of protein with different isoelectric properties. Solid alpha-keratose is recovered by centrifugation or filtration. The alpha-keratose is further purified by re-dissolving the solids in a denaturing solution. The same denaturing solutions as those utilized for extraction can be used, however a preferred denaturing solution is Trizma base (also called tris base). Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) is added to complex trace metals formed in hair. A preferred denaturing solution is 20 mM tris base with 20 mM EDTA. The alpha-keratose is re-precipitated from this solution by dropwise addition of hydrochloric acid to a final pH of 4.2. Isolation of the solid is by centrifugation or filtration. This process can be repeated several times to further purify the alpha-keratose.
The gamma-keratose fraction is isolated by precipitation to a water-miscible non-solvent. Suitable non-solvents include ethanol, methanol, acetone, and the like. A most preferred non-solvent is ethanol. To affect precipitation, the gamma-keratose solution can be concentrated by evaporation of excess water. After removal of the alpha-keratose, the concentration of gamma-keratose from a typical extraction solution is approximately 1-2%. This solution can be concentrated to approximately 10-20% by removal of 90% of the water. This can be done using vacuum distillation. After concentration, the gamma-keratose solution is added dropwise to an excess of cold non-solvent. A most preferred method is to concentrate the gamma-keratose solution to approximately 10% and add it dropwise to an 8-fold excess of cold ethanol. The gamma-keratose is isolated by centrifugation or filtration and dried. Suitable methods for drying include freeze drying (lyophilization), air drying, vacuum drying, or spray drying. A most preferred method is freeze drying.
A preferred method for the production of kerateines is by reduction with thioglycolic acid or beta-mercaptoethanol. A most preferred reductant is thioglycolic acid. Preferred concentrations range from 1 to 10 molar (M), the most preferred being approximately 1.0M. Those skilled in the art will recognize that slight modifications to the concentration can be made to affect varying degrees of reduction, with concomitant alterations in pH, reaction time, temperature, and liquid to solid ratio. A preferred pH is between 9 and 11. A most preferred pH is 10.2. The pH of the reduction solution is altered by addition of base. Preferred bases include transition metal hydroxides and ammonium hydroxide. A most preferred base is sodium hydroxide. The pH adjustment is affected by dropwise addition of a saturated solution of sodium hydroxide in water to the reductant solution. A preferred reduction temperature is between 0 and 100 degrees Celsius. A most preferred reduction temperature is 37� C. A preferred reduction time is between 0.5 and 24 hours. A most preferred reduction time is 12 hours. A preferred liquid to solid ratio is from 5 to 100:1. A most preferred ratio is 20:1.
Once the hair is reduced, the procedures for extracting and isolating the kerateines are identical as those described for the alpha- and gamma-keratoses. The only additional consideration is the relative solubility of kerateines. The relative solubility rankings in water is gamma-keratose>alpha-keratose>gamma-kerateine>alpha-kerateine from most to least soluble. That being the case, the production of resuscitation fluids from kerateines is facilitated by re-dissolving precipitated solutions in 20 mM tris base with 20 mM EDTA and dialyzing them. Typical dialysis conditions are 1 to 2% solution of kerateines dialyzed against deionized water for 24 to 72 hours. Those skilled in the art will recognize that other methods exist for the removal of low molecular weight contaminants in addition to dialysis (e.g. microfiltration, chromatography, and the like). The use of tris base is only required for initial solubilization of the kerateines. Once dissolved, the kerateines are stable in solution without the denaturing agent. Therefore, the denaturing agent can be removed without the resultant precipitation of kerateines. The final concentration of kerateines in these purified solutions can be adjusted by the addition/removal of water.
Regardless of the form of the keratin, a final plasma expander composition is, in one embodiment, preferably formulated in Ringer's lactate. This electrolyte solution has the following formulation for 1,000 mL:
3.1 g sodium lactate
6.0 g sodium chloride
300 mg potassium chloride
200 mg calcium chloride
The Ringer's lactate/keratin solution is formulated to match the desired viscosic and oncotic properties of blood. Suitable viscosities range from 1.0 to 5.0 centipoise. A most preferred viscosity is 2.5 centipoise. Suitable osmolarity ranges are from 100 to 500 mOsm/L. A most preferred osmolarity is approximately 300 mOsm. Alternatively, phosphate-buffered saline can also be used.
Human hair was obtained from a local barber shop, cut in to pieces approximately � inch in length, washed with mild detergent and warm water, dried in air, washed with ethanol, and dried in air. 10 grams of this clean, degreased, dry hair was oxidized in 200 mL of 8 weight/volume (w/v) % of peracetic acid at 4� C. for 24 hours. The hair and oxidation solution was placed in a 2 L polyethylene jar and shaken on a reciprocating table shaker at 100 rpm. After oxidation, the liquid was removed by sieve and the hair rinsed with a copious amount of deionized (DI) water. The oxidized hair was extracted with 500 mL of a 0.3M sodium hydroxide solution at 4� C. for 24 hours. The extraction was performed in a 2 L polyethylene jar and shaken on a reciprocating table shaker at 100 rpm. After extraction, residual cuticle was removed by sieve and the liquid recovered. Small particulates were removed by centrifugation at 6,000 rpm for 30 minutes. The alpha-keratose was precipitated from the resulting liquid by dropwise addition of concentrated HCl to a pH of 4.2. The alpha-keratose was recovered by centrifugation at 2,000 rpm for 20 minutes and the remaining liquid ("supernatant") retained for future use. The alpha-keratose was re-dissolved in 20 mM tris base with 20 mM EDTA, re-precipitated by dropwise addition of HCl to a pH of 4.2. The alpha-keratose was recovered by centrifugation at 2,000 rpm for 20 minutes, re-dissolved in 20 mM tris base with 20 mM EDTA, and dialyzed against DI water using dialysis tubing with a low molecular weight cutoff (LMWCO) of 14,200.
The supernatant from the extraction in Example 7 (i.e. pH 4.2 solution from the first precipitation of alpha-keratose) was concentrated 10-fold on a rotary evaporator using siphon vacuum and a water bath temperature of 50� C. The gamma-keratose was precipitated from this viscous solution by dropwise addition to an 8-fold excess of cold ethanol. The gamma-keratose was recovered by centrifugation at 2,000 rpm for 20 minutes, re-dissolved in a minimum volume of 20 mM tris base with 20 mM EDTA and residual alpha-keratose removed by acidification to pH 4.2 and removal of any precipitate that formed. The gamma-keratose was re-precipitated by dropwise addition of the remaining supernatant to an 8-fold excess of cold ethanol, and recovered by centrifugation at 2,000 rpm for 20 minutes. The gamma-keratose was dissolved in 20 mM tris base with 20 mM EDTA and dialyzed against DI water using dialysis tubing with a LMWCO of 3,500.
Human hair was obtained from a local barber shop, cut in to pieces approximately � inch in length, washed with mild detergent and warm water, dried in air, washed with ethanol, and dried in air. 10 grams of this clean, degreased, dry hair was reduced in 200 mL of 1M sodium thioglycolate at 4� C. for 24 hours. The sodium thioglycolate solution had been prepared by mixing thioglycolic acid with water, adjusting the pH to 10.2 by addition of a saturated solution of sodium hydroxide, and diluting to a final thioglycolic acid concentration of 1 mole per liter. The hair and reduction solution was placed in a 2 L polyethylene jar and shaken on a reciprocating table shaker at 100 rpm. After reduction, the liquid was removed by sieve and the hair rinsed with a copious amount of deionized (DI) water. The reduced hair was extracted with 500 mL of a 0.3M sodium hydroxide solution at 4� C. for 24 hours. The extraction was performed in a 2 L polyethylene jar and shaken on a reciprocating table shaker at 100 rpm. After extraction, residual cuticle was removed by sieve and the liquid recovered. Small particulates were removed by centrifugation at 6,000 rpm for 30 minutes. The alpha-kerateine was precipitated from the resulting liquid by dropwise addition of concentrated HCl to a pH of 4.2. The alpha-kerateine was recovered by centrifugation at 2,000 rpm for 20 minutes and the supernatant retained for future use. The alpha-kerateine was re-dissolved in 20 mM tris base with 20 mM EDTA, re-precipitated by dropwise addition of HCl to a pH of 4.2. The alpha-kerateine was recovered by centrifugation at 2,000 rpm for 20 minutes, re-dissolved in 20 mM tris base with 20 mM EDTA, and dialyzed against DI water using dialysis tubing with a low molecular weight cutoff (LMWCO) of 14,200.
The supernatant from the extraction in Example 9 (i.e. pH 4.2 solution from the first precipitation of alpha-kerateine) was concentrated 10-fold on a rotary evaporator using siphon vacuum and a water bath temperature of 50� C. The gamma-kerateine was precipitated from this viscous solution by dropwise addition to an 8-fold excess of cold ethanol. The gamma-kerateine was recovered by centrifugation at 2,000 rpm for 20 minutes, re-dissolved in a minimum volume of 20 mM tris base with 20 mM EDTA, and residual alpha-keratose removed by acidification to pH 4.2 and removal of any precipitate that formed. The gamma-keratose was re-precipitated by dropwise addition of the remaining supernatant to an 8-fold excess of cold ethanol, and recovered by centrifugation at 2,000 rpm for 20 minutes. The gamma-kerateine was dissolved in 20 mM tris base with 20 mM EDTA and dialyzed against DI water using dialysis tubing with a LMWCO of 3,500.
A solution of Ringer's lactate was prepared according to the following formula:
The keratin resuscitation fluids from example 11 were evaluated for thrombogenic potential by whole blood aggregometry. Fresh whole blood was drawn from healthy human volunteers and citrated by addition of 1 mL of 0.5 w/v % of trisodium citrate to 9 mL of whole blood. For each sample analysis, 750 μL of citrated blood was mixed 1:1 with Ringer's lactate solution and warmed to 37� C. in a cuvette placed in the test well of a Whole Blood Aggregometer, model 591 (Chrono-Log Corporation, Havertown, Pa.). The instrument was coupled to a PowerLab� 8sp analog to digital converter and computer running Chart 5 v5.1 data acquisition software (AD Instruments, Colorado Springs, Colo.). An impedance probe was placed in the cuvette and the resistance of the blood solution measured over time. After at least 2 minutes of steady baseline measurement, 100 μL of the test solution was injected into the blood solution. Any change in resistance was measured on the impedance probe. An increase in signal would be indicative of platelet aggregation and potential thrombogenicity. Keratin solutions were compared to a negative control, Ringer's lactate, and a positive control, 1 mg/mL collagen I solution. Data for the positive control and 2% alpha-keratose, gamma-keratose, and alpha-kerateine solutions are shown in
The extraction method development detailed in Examples 1 to 12 above focused on the production of keratoses and kerateines. The protocol for obtaining kerateines from hair fibers made use of a reductant that converts cystine crosslinks to cysteine residues. The initial reduction step, coupled with subsequent extractions with tris base, was highly effective at removing the cortical proteins from human hair fibers (
In an attempt to resolve this solubility problem, we utilized a derivatization procedure discussed by Crewther et al. (The Chemistry of Keratins. Anfinsen C B Jr., Anson M L, Edsall J T, and Richards F M, Editors. Advances in protein chemistry 1965. Academic Press. New York: 191-346). Briefly, once the kerateines had been extracted from the hair and before precipitation of the alpha fraction, an s-carboxymethyl group can be grafted onto the cysteine residue by reaction with iodoacetic acid. This was accomplished by dialyzing the crude extract solution to remove residual reductant, then adding an excess of iodoacetic acid to the protein solution. After reaction for several hours, the alpha and gamma s-carboxymethylkerateines (SCMK) could be separated as usual. This method was successful in producing α-SCMK that was soluble at neutral pH, and of relatively high viscosity (
In contrast to the kerateine materials, and as expected, keratose samples demonstrated no apparent solubility problems. This is due to the conversion of cystine to non-reactive and hydrophilic sulfonic acid residues during the oxidative reaction rather than the highly reactive cysteine residues created during the reduction protocol. Preparation of viscous solutions was relatively simple and fluids formulated in Ringer's lactate were prepared and tested for viscosity and osmolarity (
RBC aggregation studies of these two fluids were conducted using a whole blood aggregometer. A technique was developed wherein human blood was lightly citrated so as to provide reasonable working time without interfering with platelet function. Results of these experiments for the keratose solutions at 4 weight percent and a positive control, collagen 1, are shown in
To further demonstrate the biocompatibility and safety of these keratose fluids, a 4 weight percent solution of α-keratose in Ringer's lactate was prepared and sterile filtered. This solution was used in a top load study in mice. The objective of these experiments was simply to assess the safety of our fluid formulation in a conservative model. A small bolus representing 10% of the total blood volume of the mouse was used to assess the systemic effects of a small amount of keratin biomaterial in the circulation. All animals recovered without incident. Chemistry and CBC analysis showed that the animals had recovered a normal blood profile within the 24 hour period (Tables 1 and 2, respectively).
Blood chemistry results for samples taken from mice subjected to a 10% top load
IC injection (Control = no injection; RL = Ringer's lactate; keratin = 4 w/v % α-kertose)
Alk P
Day 1
Day 5
Electrolytes and CBC from blood taken from mice subjected to a 10% top load IC
injection (Control = no injection; RL = Ringer's lactate; keratin = 4 w/v % α-kertose)
Hgb (g/dL)
MCV (fl)
Day 1
Day 5
*Sample viscosity was to high to produce consistent results
It was apparent from these data that although RBC aggregation properties and cardiovascular compatibility were favorable, viscosity of these samples was too low to be effective in the FCD model. In hindsight, it was probably due in part to the excessive hydrolysis, particularly of the α-keratose, that the fluids did not instigate RBC aggregation and were highly compatible in the circulation. Sodium dodecylsulfate-poly(acrylamide) gel electrophoresis (SDSPAGE) analysis of these samples confirmed that hydrolysis was prevalent (data not shown). A new extraction protocol was developed wherein the initial oxidation step was unchanged, but the tris base concentration in the initial extraction step was halved. In addition, second and third extraction steps were added using DI water that served not only to dilute residual tris base, but also increased the yield of protein (see Example 1 above).
Viscosity of the α-keratose fraction isolated using this method was well within acceptable limits (
Samples of acidic and basic α-keratose were generated using a flash chromatography column containing a commercially available resin. The fractions were dialyzed against DI water, concentrated, and freeze dried. Resuscitation fluid formulations using these fractions were prepared at 5 weight percent concentration and their RBC aggregation characteristics evaluated with fresh whole human blood. As is shown in
Based on these results confirming the isolation of a viscous, blood compatible keratin biomaterial, a resuscitation fluid formulation was tested in a simultaneous fluid exchange model. Again, the goal of this experiment was to assess the safety of the keratin fluid, albeit in a more aggressive model than previously described. Relatively large male rats were catheterized so that fluid could be simultaneous exchanged using two synchronized syringe pumps. Large volumes of blood were exchanged with PBS (control) and basic α-keratose fluid as a means to test the interaction of the keratin biomaterial in a dynamic circulatory system. All of the rats recovered from the procedure without incident (Table 3) and were sacrificed after 24 hours. Histology on the vital organs showed no deleterious effects with PBS or keratin (
TABLE 3 Results of CBC and blood chemistry from samples taken 24 hours after simultaneous fluid exchange in male Fisher rats PBS Keratin Test 25% 50% 75% 50% PCV (%) 24.4 18.7 15.7 20.2 Hgb (g/dl) 9.6 8.3 7.1 8.9 MCV (fl) 54 53.3 54 54.2 WBC (�1000) 4.7 9.6 10 12.8 RBC (�1000) 4.52 3.51 2.91 3.73 Glucose 157 141 109 96 (mg/dl) ALT (U/l) 76 76 143 148 Alb (g/dl) 3.6 3.1 3.1 1.6 Alk P (U/l) 87 130 121 131 AST (U/l) 378 152 339 472 Bili-T (mg/dl) 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.9 BUN (mg/dl) 14 10 14 14 Ca 2+ (mg/dl) 7.7 8.4 8.5 8.2 Creat (mg/dl) 0.51 0.48 0.42 0.59 Phos (mg/dl) 8 7.9 8.2 7.1 TP (g/dl) 6.1 5.9 5.6 6.1
Materials and Methods
Animal testing was performed under an approved protocol. Regulations of the Wake Forest University Health Sciences Animal Care and Use Committee were followed at all times.
Keratose Fractions. Keratose fractions were obtained using the method of Alexander and coworkers (Alexander P, Hudson R F, and Fox M. The reaction of oxidizing agents with wool: The division of cysteine into two fractions of widely differing reactivities. Biochem J 1950; 46:27-32) and processed as described in Example 1 above.
Viscosity Measurements. Sample solutions were prepared at keratin concentrations ranging from 1 to 10 weight percent. The viscosity of each solution was tested dynamically on a Viscometer (Model DV-I+, Brookfield Engineering Laboratories Inc.), using a cone and plate geometry with a cone angle of 0.02 radians. The samples were maintained at 37� C. using a constant frequency of 30 rotations per minute. The following analysis procedure was followed: 1) stabilize the test geometry at 37� C.; 2) open the heated chamber and load sample; and 3) close the chamber and allow ca. 2 minutes for the temperature to reach 37� C. before the measurement was initiated.
Osmolality Measurements Osmometry was conducted on an Osmette A model 5002 osmometer (Precision Systems, Inc., Natick, Mass.). Solutions at keratin concentrations of 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0 weight percent were evaluated by adding 2 mL in a cuvette and measuring freezing point depression.
Whole Blood Aggregation Measurements. Aggregometry experiments were performed using a Whole Blood Aggregometer, model 591 (Chrono-Log Corporation, Havertown, Pa.), coupled to a PowerLab�, 8sp analog to digital converter and PC running Chart 5 v5.1 data acquisition software (AD Instruments, Colorado Springs, Colo.). Additionally, 1:1 mixtures of 4 wt. % keratin solutions with whole blood were observed by optical microscopy for evidence of RBC aggregation.
Mouse Top Load Study. CD-1 outbred mice were anesthetized with 3% isoflurane and immobilized on a procedure table. The heart was located visually and by palpation and a small 27.5 gauge needle inserted into the heart; a small amount of blood was withdrawn to ensure the location of the needle. A bolus of 4 weight % keratin that represented and estimated 10% of the total blood volume of the mouse was slowly injected. Ringer's lactate was used as a control. After the needle was withdrawn, the animal was allowed to recover. After 24 hours and again after 5 days, ca. 1 mL of blood was drawn using a similar procedure for CBC and chemistry.
Ion Exchange Chromatography. Samples were loaded on to a 200 mL flash chromatography column containing DEAE Sepharose™ weak anionic ion exchange resin in 10 mM tris base at pH 6. Basic α-keratose was eluted from the column with 100 mM tris base plus 2M NaCl at pH 12. The eluate was neutralized and dialyzed against DI water using an ultrafiltration tangential flow cartridge with a nominal low molecular weight cutoff of 5 KDa, concentrated by rotary evaporation, and freeze dried.
Rat Fluid Exchange Study Under general anesthesia, subcutaneous incisions were made in the neck and thigh of male Fisher rats weighing 300 to 350 grams. Angiocatheters connected to two syringe pumps were inserted into the lumen of the femoral and jugular veins so that simultaneous infusion and withdraw could be performed. The syringe pumps were synchronized to deliver and withdraw at the same rate (ca. 1.0 mL/min). The fluid exchange transpired over approximately 15 to 20 minutes, depending on animal weight, during which the animal's vital signs were monitored. Fluids included a phosphate buffered saline control and basic α-keratose. After fluid exchange, the catheters were removed and hemostasis confirmed prior to wound closure in 2 layers with absorbable sutures. Approximately 24 hours after recovery, the animals were sacrificed and blood and vital organs harvested for analysis.
Blood Chemistry. Arterial pO2, pCO2 and pH at 37� C. using a pH/blood gas analyzer (Chiron Diagnostics, Model 248) were measured from arterial blood sampled from the carotid artery into heparizined capillary tubes. Hemoglobin content of blood was determined from a drop of blood using a handheld photometer device (B-Hemoglobin Photometer Hemocue, Angelholm, Sweden). Whole blood lactate was measured from a 25 μL sample using a YSI Sport Lactate Analyzer.
Tissue Histology. Vital organs were removed and flash frozen in liquid nitrogen. The tissues were microtomed, fixed, and stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E).
The foregoing is illustrative of the present invention, and is not to be construed as limiting thereof. The invention is defined by the following claims, with equivalents of the claims to be included therein.
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I'm over the moon
Six months ago, I failed. I wiped a hardrive. I had to install windows and forget about Linux.
BUT yesterday, I did it. a good friend in AUS sent me a package. 6 linux CD's and a help book. I paritioned carefully. I had swapped 1 harddrive for two. LINUX (in the form of red hat) now lives on one of my drives.!
I am a linux user!
I AM a linux user!
I am A linux user!
I am a LINUX user!
I am a linux USER!
next goal: get the swap to live on my windows drive
after that: get slack to live as the third system
lol. welcome... again :)
Yay for you!
I remember when I started fiddling about with Linux I barely had enough room on my harddrive to swing a cat (yes, I know the metaphore shouldn't really belong here, but you know what I mean) and I had to keep juggling between installing Linux and having a fiddle, removing Linux and reformatting to vfat so that I had enough space to install a new game in Windows and give it a blast, and then when I had finished it, back to Linux.
It does feel liberating to start afresh and partition your harddisk specifically to install Linux.
Keep at it.
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Eichholtz Dixon Mirror Large - Black & White
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Wall length rectangular mirror with dogtooth pattern frame from Eichholtz.
The Black & White Large Dixon Mirror has a contemporary upholstered frame with black and white monochrome pattern.
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Loft 2
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Tampa Bay "Best of the Bay" hairstylist winner of 2016!
I have been a hair stylist for 13 years, and I love what I do. I have had the passion to do hair since I was little. I love making my clients look more beautiful and educate them on how you should style your hair at home and how to maintain that beautiful color to make it last longer, shinier. I listen carefuly and try my best to give my clients the style they desire. I specialize in cut , color, highlighting and highlift color blonds.
Blonds can be a challenge. If you over process, you will have breakage. Its simple as that. If you dont process enough, you will have brassiness. I want to introduce to you and new way of highlighting or going fully blond.
Goldwell SilkLift(the innovative lightening system) took my blonds to another level. SilkLift features an Intensive Conditioning Serumfor results that are sleek, soft and shiny, plus it provides structural balance to the hair during the lightening process. Its so gentle and conditioning, hair maintains its smoothness and shine- for lightening without compromises! It conditions the hair during the lightening process to reduce damage. Up to 32% less damage compared to other lighteners.
I also carry HighLift Goldwell Color line. 11-12 series that gives you the ultimate lift without using lighteners.
My ultimate favorite is doing fashion hair and makeup. I love doing hair and makeup for photoshoots and runway shows. My work has been published in local magazines such as South Tampa Magazine, AS.I.B, TBT, Boss, Vertical, Orlando Weddings, Gulf Coast and Vocess. Please visit my website for Editorial hair portfolio. www.irinabilka.com
In January of 2011, Irina was the Grand Prize Winner of Sebastian's What's
Next Awards. She had the opportunity to travel to NYC and style hair backstage
at NYC fashion week with the Sebastian Professional team for Alice+Olivia.
I use GOLDWELL color line and ENJOY, Schwarzkopf, MOROCCAN OIL products. For makeup I use MAC.
I also own a separate company doing hair/makeup for weddings. IrinaBilkaWeddings.com For 5 consecutive years, we have won "best of weddings" by THE KNOT.Com.
If you havent been satisfied with your current stylist, or just looking for someone new, I invite you to come and experience my loft#2 and feel the positive energy and see my work. If you would like to make an appointment, please call me at 727-251-3884. I hope to hear from you soon!
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I hired Irina and her partner Tatianna to do my makeup and hair for my wedding April 2009. Irina did my makeup and hair (bride) BEAUTIULLY!! I felt like a model, and never received so many compliments in my life. Tatianna did all my bridemaids hair and they looked STUNNING!! Both are excellent in every aspect, very talented and a joy to be around. You can trust these girls with all your hair and makeup needs, you will not be disappointed!!
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After trying many disappointing stylists, I was lucky enough to find Irina, and I have been with her ever since (2006). She has the ability to listen to what you want, and actually do it; she doesn't go off on what style she thinks you should have. Her talent allows her to be consistent from hair cut to hair cut. There are no surprises and more importantly no disappointments. Out of necessity, I have had cuts from other stylists (being out of town), and have regretted it every time. Along with her styling abilities, she is a very warm person, who makes you feel comfortable while sitting in her chair. As long as Irina is styling hair, she will be styling mine. Thanks Irina! Chris M.
Irina has been my hair stylist for a little over 2yrs now. If I bring in a picture or describe a style that I want, she always does a perfect job and my hair looks exactly like I wanted. She even has done a relative's wedding updo's for the bride and bridesmaids and we all loved our hair! She is so talented and creative. I have referred several friends and family to her and they all love her as well.
Irina is talented beyond words and sweeter than candy!! I have know Irina now for 8 years and have never seen her wear her hair or makeup the same, hair and makeup is hair paintbrush and you are her canvas. When it came time for my wedding I knew there was only one person to trust! This past April I hired Irina and partner Tatianna to style myself and my bridesmaids for my wedding. Irina transformed me and my already beautiful girls into MODELS!! My hair and makeup was flawless, I felt radiant on my day and I owe it all to Irina's transformation on me. She is able to capture the essense of every one of her clients, making you look stunning without loosing the look of who you really are. The makeup she used was all of the best quality and she highlights all the perfect spots on your face so that your photographs look just out of a magazine. They were a pleasure to spend the day with, made the experience very fun. These girls are beautiful inside and out, I would only trust their skilled hands and eyes on your special occasion :] -Loni
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I have been going to Irina since 2009 for color, cut, and even styling for special occasion events. She always does a great job and I leave her salon happy and satisfied. I have long hair so it takes a long time to get full head highlights, cut, and a styling done. Still, Irina is always not only attentive and careful with my hair but gets everything done within scheduled timeframe. I have personally suggested Irina to few of my friends and my mom who is still excited about her new color and a cut! Elena S
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Saint George, Utah (PressExposure) July 01, 2011 -- Stories for Children Publishing will be touring Author Clayton Paul Thomas and his book, "Tantrums, Troubles, and Treasures: A Parent Guide to Parenting in the 21st Century" all month long in July 2011.
Clayton Paul Thomas has worked with kids for about 16 years from three different settings. The first was at St. Joseph Children's Home. This was a place abused kids went after being permanently separated from their parents. Most of his parenting skills were developed here. The kids Clayton worked with ranged from ages 3 to 15.
Afterwards, Clayton became an elementary public school teacher. He taught for 7 1/2 years from 1st through 4th grade. Finally, Clayton has two boys (Cameron age 7 and Luke age 3). He has been married for 9 years to his beautiful wife Lauren. Though his parenting skills were learned at St. Joseph, his wife's has been the inspiration to writing "Tantrums, Troubles, and Treasures: A Parent Guide to Parenting in the 21st Century" and sharing insights with all of you. To her, Clayton is eternally thankful.
You can find out more about Clayton Paul Thomas' World of Ink Author/Book Tour schedule at http://storiesforchildrenpublishing.com/ClaytonPThomas.aspx. There will be giveaways, reviews, interviews, guest posts and more. Make sure to stop by and interact with Clayton Paul Thomas and the hosts at the different stops by leaving comments and/or questions. Clayton Paul Thomas will be checking in throughout the tour and is offering an additional giveaway for those who leave comments throughout the tour.
In addition, come listen to Blog Talk Radio's World of Ink Network show: Stories for Children at [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldofinknetwork]. The hosts VS Grenier, Kris Quinn Chirstopherson and Irene Roth will be chatting with Clayton about his book, parenting tips, writing, the publishing industry and experiences with virtual tours. Clayton will also be sharing writing tips and trials, and tribulations of the writer's life.
The show will be live July 4, 2011 at 2pm EST (1pm Central, 12pm MST, and 11am PST). You can tune in at the World of Ink Network site at http://www.blogtalkradion.com/worldofinknetwork. You can listen/call in at (714) 242-5259. (Note: if you can't make the show, you can listen on demand at the same link.)


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Cute hoors of Kerry hold more cards than Kenny as bluff called
THE 'culchies' are on the march and there's nothing that can stop them now.
There have been ructions in Kerry with the Healy-Rae's stoking the flames in rural parts of the Kingdom decrying an anti-culchie bias on social media.
The drama was played out on the front page of our sister paper The Kerryman last week with vicious tweets printed about the be-capped Independent brothers from Kilgarvan. The townie versus culchie tete-a-tete has never ranked that highly in terms of major warring societal animosities. The Bloods and the Crip gangs and the Mods and the Rockers were far more antagonistic foes.
That is not to demean the anti-Kerry rhetoric that spewed forth on Twitter after Michael and Danny Healy-Rae were elected. The brothers revealed on the Late Late Show that Enda Kenny had asked to meet with them about the make-up of the next government.
Having taken a lashing in the election, the Mayo man was clearly returning to the well, so to speak, by speaking to the offspring of the late Jackie Healy-Rae, who was a kingmaker to the previous Fianna Fáil government. Healy-Rae Snr was lampooned more than any other modern politician for his thick Kerry accent and persuasive manner, but he managed to get around €100m for his native county from Bertie Ahern, when the big boys came calling.
Now his sons are in the mix for the new government - whatever shape it takes - and Kerry people should be feeling very happy about who they have at the negotiating table.
It may have been merely a coincidence, but in recent days the Municipal District of Tralee revealed proposals to apply for city status for Tralee.
Tralee mayor Thomas McEllistrim said city status for Tralee was one of his priorities when elected to the role.
A formal motion seeking city designation was put before the Municipal District of Tralee meeting on Monday. There is strong local support for the idea, with the Fianna Fáil mayor arguing that Kilkenny already enjoys city status.
'On population grounds alone, why shouldn't Tralee be designated a city?' he asked.
Kilkenny has a population of around 23,000, while Tralee is home to 22,000 people.
The move for city status for Tralee would require legislation. Local Government Legislative Acts set out which are city councils and which are county councils.
'It would make a big difference to Tralee from a tourism point of view. People tend to go to cities.'
Education would also benefit with university status especially more likely if Tralee were a city, and it would be entitled to additional funding under the Living City and other initiatives.
The Healy-Raes may yet get a city for the Kingdom.
Michael Healy-Rae said the gist of his and Danny's conversation with the Taoiseach was that something had to be done to ensure stability in government,
'They're all elected now, they all have their own mandate; they should be coming together - talking, discussing things and trying to iron out things and forming a government,' he said, as if echoing what Kenny would say if he was on the same show.
They want a senior Minister of Rural Affairs. Universities in every county could also be on the cards.
It's time for a la carte wish-list menus and Twitter won't be happy!
Wexford People


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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has issued Draft guideline on the scope of restriction entry 50 of Annex XV to REACH: Polycyclic organic hydrocarbons in articles supplied to the general public on January 23, 2017.
This document aims to help and assist producers, importers and distributors of articles, as well as Member States' authorities, in understanding and complying with their obligations under the REACH Regulation (EU) No 1907⁄2006.
The PAHs restriction on this implies that if any of the articles' rubber or plastic components that come into direct as well as prolonged contact or short-term repetitive contact with human skin or the oral cavity, under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, contain more than 1 mg/kg (0,0001% by weight of this component) of any of the 8 PAHs1 that are identified in Column 1 of the entry.
The restriction applies to the following:
- Sport equipment such as bicycles, golf clubs, racquets,
- Household utensils, trolleys, walking frames,
- Tools for domestic use,
- Clothing, footwear, gloves and sportswear,
- Watch-straps, wrist-bands, masks, head-bands
The restriction also applies to toys, including activity toys, and childcare articles2, in the same way but with a concentration limit of 0.5 mg/kg.
The guideline is open for public consultation until April 19, 2017.


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Collection of vector signs, symbols and icons. Set of grill design elements. Grill badges stickers and labels food set. Perfect for restaurants, websites and print designs.
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Venture Outdoors Fest + Beer & Wine Festival
Emily Mosher
Friday, September 23, 2016 at 4:00 PM - Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 10:00 AM (EDT)
Event Details
Grab your crew, scrounge up a tent, strap on your "get-dirty" shoes and get ready for a weekend of outdoor adventure!
Keep checking this page for more information about Venture Outdoors Fest. A complete event schedule will be released soon.
You must be 21 years or older to attend this event. Please bring your ID with you for verification. All Venture Outdoors Fest tickets will include a ticket to the Trap Pond Partners' 2nd Annual Beer & Wine Festival. A camping discount will be available for Sunday, September 18 to Thursday, September 29 for those who wish to stay the night at the campground. Once you register, you will receive an e-mail with the discount code. Primitive group camping will also be available at no additional cost. Camping is not required.
6:00pm-9:00pm: Arrive, check in, setup campsite, dinner on own
8:00pm: Campfire and s'mores
10:00pm: Quiet Time
8:00am: Breakfast (included)
8:00am-10:00am: Registration
8:45am: Introduction and Orientation
9:00am-5:00pm: VOF activities
9:00am-5:00pm: Volleyball, Cornhole, Horseshoes, Bocce Ball, Hiking, Primitive Beer Brewing, Disc Golf
9:15am-10:30am: Irish Road Bowling
9:00am-12:00pm: Tips and Tricks with Delaware Disc Golf
9:00am-1:00pm: Pontoon Tours, Kayaks, Pedal Boats, Canoeing
10:00am-1:00pm: Stand Up Paddleboarding with Coastal Kayak
11:00am-12:00pm: Lunch at Cypress Point Pavilion (included)
12:00pm-3:30pm: Hayrides (last hayride leaves at 3pm)
12:00pm-4:00pm: Beer and Wine Festival
5:30pm-7:30pm: Dinner at Cypress Point Pavilion (included)
7:30pm: Live Music at Cypress Point
8:30pm: Stargazing with Delmarva Stargazers in field at Cypress Point
8:30pm-10pm: Campfire with s'mores (provided)
10:00pm: Quiet Time
8:00am: Bird Walk at Cypress Point
8:00am-10:00am: Breakfast (included)
All day: Enjoy the park!
If you have any questions, please contact Emily Mosher by e-mail or phone: (302) 739-9249.
When & Where
Trap Pond State Park
33587 Baldcypress
Friday, September 23, 2016 at 4:00 PM - Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 10:00 AM (EDT)
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Get the best out of these few recipes enriched with the best nutrients that will help you be in your greatest form while also burning some extra calories.
Simple and easy recipes to help you drink your daily dose of aloe vera without adding too much inconvenience, simply by varying tastes and nourishing contributions.
Aloe vera juice with strawberries
For this recipe, you'll need a fresh aloe vera leaf and some strawberries. Strawberries have very little calories, but are full of fibers and good vitamins.
– Clean a fresh aloe vera leaf
– Remove the skin leaving only the pulp and the gel
– Put them in a mixer with strawberries
– Add a little water
– You can also add a little honey if you wish
Serve well chilled for breakfast to kick start your day in full form.
Aloe vera juice with green tea
Green tea, well known for its properties of weight lose is an excellent ally for aloe vera.
– Clean a fresh aloe vera leaf
– Remove the skin, and keep the gel and the pulp
– Put them in a mixer while adding some lemon juice
– Then prepare a cup of green tea and place it in a cool place
– Add the aloe vera and the lemon mixture into the tea
– Mix everything well and you will have a perfect refreshing tea to lose weight.
Aloe vera juice with cucumber
Ideal for hot sunny afternoons or simply with your meals; this refreshing drink is full of good things for your body and will help you eliminate all your superfluous calories.
– Take the pulp and the gel from a fresh aloe vera leaf
– Peel out a big cucumber
– Then add the cucumber and the aloe vera in a mixer
– Add some mint and basil leaves with some lemon juice
– Add water and one or two spoons of honey
– Mix everything and add some slices of citrus fruits, lemon or orange..
A simple, quite energizing juice that is very pleasant to drink, containing only the best chosen nutritious nutrients.
If not, you can daily take a fresh aloe vera leaf, extract the pulp and the juice and mix it with any fruit juice of your choice, such as pineapple, grapefruit, carrot etc.…