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3359048

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-6-7
pubmed:abstractText
In vitro induced oxidative damage to normal human RBCs has previously been shown to result in increased membrane rigidity as a consequence of the generation of a protein complex between hemoglobin and spectrin. In order to determine if in vivo generated hemoglobin-spectrin complexes may play a role in increased membrane rigidity of certain pathologic red cells, we measured both these parameters in membranes prepared from hereditary xerocytosis (Hx), sickle cell disease (Sc), and red cells from thalassemia minor (beta thal). Membranes were prepared from density-fractionated red cells, and membrane deformability was measured using an ektacytometer. Hemoglobin-spectrin complex was determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel analysis, as well as by Western blot analysis using a monoclonal antibody against the beta-subunit of hemoglobin. For these three types of pathologic red cells, progressive cellular dehydration was associated with increased membrane rigidity and increased content of hemoglobin-spectrin complex. Moreover, the increase in membrane rigidity appeared to be directly related to the quantity of hemoglobin-spectrin complex associated with the membrane. Our findings imply that hemoglobin-spectrin complex is generated in vivo, and this in turn results in increased membrane rigidity of certain pathologic red cells. The data further suggest that oxidative crosslinking may play an important role in the pathophysiology of certain red cell disorders.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1427-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
The relationship between in vivo generated hemoglobin skeletal protein complex and increased red cell membrane rigidity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hematology, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA 01604.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't