Abstract
The effect of the thiol‐oxidizing agent diamide on erythrocyte (Ca+2+Mg+2)‐ATPase activity was measured in normal and glucose‐6‐phosphate‐dehydrogenase‐deficient (G6PD−) cells. Although the enzyme activity before the oxidative stress was similar in both groups, diamide induced a markedly greater inhibition in the enzyme activity in the G6PD− cells than in the normal controls. These data indicate dependence of erythrocyte (Ca+2+Mg+2)‐ATPase, in part, on the redox status of the cell. The increased vulnerability of (Ca+2+Mg+2)ATPase to oxidative stress in G6PD− may be of pathophysiological relevance to their premature destruction in oxidant‐induced hemolysis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 131-136 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | American Journal of Hematology |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1985 |
Keywords
- adenosine triphosphatase
- calcium
- erythrocytes
- glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase