Abstract
RBC membrane polypeptide aggregates have been quantitated by PAGE SDS and by gel filtration. Aggregates were absent in fresh RBC's from normal controls, but aggregates with MW 4.4 x 105 and greater than 50 x 106 increased progressively as GSH levels fell in RBC's incubated in PBS without added glucose or calcium. Aggregates of both MW ranges were also present in fresh RBC's from a patient with compensated congenital nonspherocytic hemolysis associated with a mutant RBC G-6-PD, Long Prairie. Since the aggregates were dissociable by treatment with mercaptoethanol or dithiothreitol, they are probably cross-linked by intermolecular disulfide bonds. Membranes containing these aggregates may represent an early and sensitive indicator of oxidative damage to red cells.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 321-327 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Jan 1 1978 |