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Cell population data (CPD), generated by modern hematological analyzers, provide quantitative information on leukocyte size, complexity, and nucleic acid content, but their sensitivity to acidosis has not been fully characterized.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_dx-2026-0014_abs_002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Thirty-five whole blood samples collected in K\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      EDTA, referred for routine hematological testing, were divided into paired aliquots and subjected to\n                      <jats:italic>in\u00a0vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      acidification with hydrochloric acid or an equivalent volume of saline, serving as control condition (hereafter referred to as \u201cuntreated\u201d). Samples were analyzed at baseline and after 30\u202fmin on Sysmex\u00a0XN-10.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_dx-2026-0014_abs_003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Acidification induced rapid and sustained reduction in pH, from a median value of 7.30 to 6.90. After 30\u202fmin of incubation, compared to the untreated aliquots, acidified samples displayed increased monocyte and lymphocyte size indices (MO-Z, LY-Z) and lymphocyte complexity (LY-X), along with reduced neutrophil complexity and fluorescence (NE-SSC, NE-SFL), reduced neutrophil size (NE-FSC), and decreased DNA\/RNA-related fluorescence in monocytes and lymphocytes (MO-Y, LY-Y). LY-Y showed the highest accuracy (area under the curve [AUC=0.93]), followed by MO-Y (AUC=0.84) and LY-Z (AUC=0.82) for discriminating acidosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_dx-2026-0014_abs_004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic>In vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      acidosis induces consistent and biologically plausible alterations in leukocyte CPD, reflecting changes in cell size, granularity, and nucleic acid content, mostly indicative of leukocyte dysfunction. These findings support the hypothesis that CPD could be used as sensitive markers of acid\u2013base-related leukocyte dysregulation, with clinical significance in conditions characterized by severe acidosis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/dx-2026-0014","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,7]],"date-time":"2026-03-07T00:55:48Z","timestamp":1772844948000},"page":"469-474","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Impact of\n                    <i>in\u00a0vitro<\/i>\n                    acidosis on leukocyte cell population data measured by automated hemocytometry"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Debora","family":"Olioso","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Clinical Biochemistry , University of Verona 19051 , Verona , Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicole","family":"Nori","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Clinical Biochemistry , University of Verona 19051 , Verona , Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicola","family":"Baratto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Clinical Biochemistry , University of Verona 19051 , Verona , Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9523-9054","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Giuseppe","family":"Lippi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Clinical Biochemistry , University of Verona 19051 , Verona , Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026083110583458581_j_dx-2026-0014_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Abdelmotieleb, M, Martin, A. 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