网织红细胞膜剪切弹性模量和表面粘度的研究

用苯肼使动物造成急性溶血性贫血的方法,诱发动物体内同步生长的新生网织红细胞,用一种测量红细胞膜剪切弹性模量及表面粘度的新方法——新型激光衍射法,连续72 h监测经过不同发育阶段的网织红细胞的小变形指数（DI）_d和变形恢复过程（即松弛过程）中变形恢复到最大值（DI）_max一半的时间t_0.5（即变形恢复半时间）,将测得的结果分别代入红细胞膜的剪切弹性模量（E）公式和表面粘度（μ_m）公式.计算出不同发育阶段的网织红细胞的膜剪切弹性模量和表面粘度,发现网织红细胞在转变为成熟红细胞的过程中,其膜剪切弹性模量和表面粘度有明显改变.这对研究由于贫血等原因造成的网织红细胞增多情况下,全血的微观流变学特性有重要的临床意义,同时对新生网织红细胞在转化过程中膜的剪切弹性模量和表面粘度的变化规律加以系统研究,填补了网织红细胞研究方面的空白,具有重要的基础理论研究价值.     

在体网织红细胞微观流变学特性

用苯肼使动物造成急性溶血性贫血的方法,诱发动物体内新生网织红细胞大量增多,通过对新生网织红细胞的变形、取向及电泳率等指标的连续72h的测量,发现网织红细胞在转变为成熟红细胞的过程中,其流变学特性有明显改变.这对研究由于贫血等原因造成的网织红细胞增多情况下全血的微观流变学特性有重要的临床意义,同时也对新生网织红细胞的微观流变学特性进行了系统研究.     

60Co辐射对网织红细胞微观流变学特性的影响

采用60Co大剂量全身均匀急性辐射的方法,造成一种辐射贫血的动物模型.以便在几天内连续研究60Co辐射对新生的网织红细胞及红细胞流变学特性的影响.采用一种在低粘切变流场中能将红细胞变形指数DI分解为取向指数(DI)or和小变形指数(DI)d的新型激光衍射法,对网织红细胞及红细胞的变形指数、取向指数、综合变形指数(IDI)等血液流变学特性参数进行测量,发现在60Co大剂量辐射后,新生的网织红细胞及红细胞流变学特性存在明显异常.将这种60Co辐射造成的贫血模型与文宗曜等提出的用抗体诱导的大量同步化的球形红细胞贫血模型相比较,后者更具有明显的优点.同时为研究辐射对血液流变特性的影响及正确地挑选红细胞衰老模型提供了理论与实验的基础.     

苯肼对红细胞在体衰老过程中微观流变特性的影响

在Brunara等人用苯肼使动物造成急性溶血性贫血的方法基础上,建立一种由急性溶血性贫血后,而诱发家兔幼红细胞增多的非正常生理状态的红细胞在体衰老模型,继而研究新生红细胞从产生到死亡死亡过程,即衰老过程的流变学特性的变化规律。通过对新生红细胞的压积、变形、取向及与之相应的全血的粘度、血沉等指标的连续60多天的监测,发现红细胞在衰老过程中的微观流变学特性确实有明显改变。红细胞在体衰老过程中微观流变特性逐渐变差。     

60Co辐射对网织红细胞微观流变学特性的影响

采用 ⁶⁰Co大剂量全身均匀急性辐射的方法,造成一种辐射贫血的动物模型.以便在几天内连续研究 ⁶⁰Co辐射对新生的网织红细胞及红细胞流变学特性的影响.采用一种在低粘切变流场中能将红细胞变形指数DI分解为取向指数（DI）_or和小变形指数（DI）_d的新型激光衍射法,对网织红细胞及红细胞的变形指数、取向指数、综合变形指数（IDI）等血液流变学特性参数进行测量,发现在 ⁶⁰Co大剂量辐射后,新生的网织红细胞及红细胞流变学特性存在明显异常.将这种 ⁶⁰Co辐射造成的贫血模型与文宗曜等提出的用抗体诱导的大量同步化的球形红细胞贫血模型相比较,后者更具有明显的优点.同时为研究辐射对血液流变特性的影响及正确地挑选红细胞衰老模型提供了理论与实验的基础.     

小鼠网织红细胞微观流变学特性的研究

按Bishop方法,在小鼠血液里诱导生成大量网织红细胞,然后提取网织红细胞,对其电泳率、渗透脆性、膜的流动性、细胞的变形能力和取向性进行了系统研究。研究结果表明网织红细胞在转变为成熟红细胞的短短时间内,其微观流变学特性发生了明显的变化：电泳率变小、渗透脆性变好、膜的流动性变大、细胞的变形能力变强、取向性变好,最终发育成具有全面功能的成熟红细胞。     

黑素转铁蛋白在家兔网织红细胞膜上的表达及其在铁摄取中的作用

目的：研究黑素转铁蛋白（p97）在家兔网织红细胞膜上的表达及其在非转铁蛋白结合铁摄取中的作用。方法：聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（SDS＝PAGE）和放射性同位素法（^59Fe）。结果：①网织红细胞孵育液浓缩后,经SDS－PAGE测定,在分子量97kD位置上可见一条明显的蛋白带;用磷脂酚肌醇磷脂酶C（PI－PLC）300mu/ml预处理网织红细胞后,孵育液浓缩再经SDS－PAGE测定,在分子量97kD处仍有一条明显的蛋白带,且其平均OD值高于未经处理的网织红细胞;而成熟的红细胞在此处却没有明显的蛋白带。②单纯用PI－PLC作用于网织红细胞,其铁摄取无明显变化（P＞0.05）。③去除内源性转铁蛋白后,再用PI－PLC作用网织红细胞,则胸浆内铁及整合到血红素中的铁均较未经处理的网织红细胞明显降低（P＜0.05）。结论：p97可能存在于家兔网织红细胞膜上,且在摄取非转铁蛋白结合铁的过程中可能发挥作用。     

低强度激光对人红细胞生物物理特性的影响

研究不同功率的低强度He-Ne激光对正常人体红细胞流变学特性影响。以正常人体红细胞为研究对象,测量了低强度He-Ne激光在不同照射时间、不同功率条件下红细胞的变形、取向、膜流动性、膜的微粘度和渗透脆性的变化情况。结果表明:照射后红细胞的变形性和膜流动性增强、渗透脆性下降。照射对红细胞流变学特性影响显著,其中激光能量为0.24 J、照射血样为2 mL时取得的照射效果最佳。     

蟾蜍红细胞与网织红细胞染色质蛋白的比较研究 Ⅱ.组蛋白

从蟾蜍成熟红细胞与网织红细胞分离纯化了总组蛋白,通过聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳鉴定证明在正常或贫血的蟾蜍红细胞内都具有细胞特异的组蛋白H_(50)。在蟾蜍贫血后,网织红细胞内的组蛋白H_1有显著增加。用Bi0-gel P60将总组蛋白进一步柱层分离,并对组蛋白H_1与H_5含量的比值作了分析,证明蟾蜍成熟红细胞与网织红细胞内组蛋白H_1与H_5在量的比例上有明显的变化。     

不同发育阶段红系造血细胞的生物力学特性和血液流变特性的变化

用可诱发小鼠贫血的病毒(anemia-inducing strain friend’s virus, FVA)感染BALB/c小鼠, 15 d后取其脾脏, 分离出原红细胞, 在加促红细胞生成素(EPO)等的培养基中培养12, 24, 48 h, 获得大量相对同步化的早幼红细胞、中幼红细胞、晚幼红细胞, 研究了不同发育阶段的上述早期红系造血细胞的生物力学及血液流变学特性的变化规律. 发现不同发育阶段的早期红系造血细胞, 随着发育其电泳率、渗透脆性、膜的流动性和黏弹性都发生了改变, 这种改变与膜脂的组成、膜蛋白、细胞膜的骨架蛋白、脂质分子与蛋白质分子的相互作用有关.     

大分子吸附对低粘切变流场中红细胞取向的影响

采用一种在低粘切变流场中,将红细胞变形指数ＤＩ,分解为转向指数与小变形指数的新型激光衍射法,比较了有不同分子量右旋糖酐或ＰＶＰ处理的红细胞与正常对照组红细胞的（ＤＩ）ｏｒ－γ曲线,发现上述两类曲线间存在明显差异,这一事实表明,这种新型激光衍射法有助于分子水平的微观流变学的研究。     

Effect of wheat germ agglutinin on the viscoelastic properties of erythrocyte membrane

The elasticity and viscosity of the human erythrocyte membrane were measured as a function of the concentration of wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) in a suspending solution containing 1 mg/ml albumin, approximately 5 X 10(5) cells/ml and between 0.0 and 0.2 microgram/ml WGA. Membrane elasticity was characterized by the elastic shear modulus, which provided a measure of the resistance of the membrane to constant-area elastic deformations that occurred in the membrane plane. The elastic shear modulus was determined by aspirating a portion of the membrane into a micropipette and measuring the extension of the membrane into the pipette as a function of the suction pressure. The results indicated no significant change in shear modulus for concentrations of WGA between 0.0 and 0.2 microgram/ml. Membrane viscosity was characterized by the coefficient of surface viscosity, which, in effect, was a measure of the membrane's resistance to rates of deformation. This coefficient was determined from the time required for an erythrocyte to recover its undeformed shape after it had been elongated by the application of an equal and opposite force applied at diametrically opposite points on the erythrocyte rim. The value for the coefficient of surface viscosity was found to increase by a factor of almost three when the WGA concentration was increased from 0.0 to 0.2 microgram/ml. These results indicated that, in the presence of albumin, WGA can increase membrane dissipation (viscosity) without altering the structural rigidity (elasticity) of the membrane.     

Release characteristics of reattached barnacles to non-toxic silicone coatings

Release mechanisms of barnacles (Amphibalanus amphitrite or Balanus amphitrite) reattached to platinum-cured silicone coatings were studied as a function of coating thickness (210-770 microm), elastic modulus (0.08-1.3 MPa), and shear rate (2-22 microm s(-1)). It was found that the shear stress of the reattached, live barnacles necessary to remove from the silicone coatings was controlled by the combined term (E/t)(0.5) of the elastic modulus (E) and thickness (t). As the ratio of the elastic modulus to coating thickness decreased, the barnacles were more readily removed from the silicone coatings, showing a similar release behavior to pseudobarnacles (epoxy glue). The barnacle mean shear stress ranged from 0.017 to 0.055 MPa whereas the pseudobarnacle mean shear stress ranged from 0.022 to 0.095 MPa.     

Low viscosity Ektacytometry and its validation tested by flow chamber.

The flow chamber was used to observe the orientation and small deformation of red blood cells (RBCs) in a shear flow of low viscosity. With the aid of computer software, the percentage of RBCs oriented to the C=0 orbit (OI)(F) and the degree of deformation (DI)(F) of such RBCs were calculated by processing the photographs. It was found that these parameters were highly correlated, respectively, to the orientation index (OI)(E) and the small deformation index (DI)(E) obtained by our low viscosity Ektacytometry (LVE). Thus, our flow chamber research has provided direct evidence to validate the use of this low viscosity Ektacytometry. Although there are relative merits for the flow chamber method using low viscosity medium, the LVE is more likely to be applied in clinic for its simplicity and convenience.     

Influence of preparative procedures on the membrane viscoelasticity of human red cell ghosts

The effects of systematic variations in the preparative procedures on the membrane viscoelastic properties of resealed human red blood cell ghosts have been investigated. Ghosts, prepared by hypotonic lysis at 0 degrees C and resealing at 37 degrees C, were subjected to: measurement of the time constant for extensional recovery (tc); measurement of the membrane shear elastic modulus (mu) via three separate techniques; determination of the membrane viscosity (eta m) via a cone-plate Rheoscope. Membrane viscosity was also determined as eta m = mu X tc. Compared to intact cells, ghosts had shorter tc, regardless of their residual hemoglobin concentration (up to 21.6 g/dl). However, prolonged exposure to hypotonic media did increase their recovery time toward the intact cell value. The shear elastic modulus, as judged by micropipette aspiration of membrane tongues (mu p), was similar for all ghosts and intact cells. This result, taken with the tc data, indicates that ghosts have reduced membrane viscosity. Rheoscopic analysis also showed that eta m was reduced for ghosts, with the degree of reduction (approx. 50%) agreeing well with that estimated by the product mu p X tc. However, flow channel and pipette elongation estimates indicated that the ghost membrane elastic modulus was somewhat elevated compared to intact cells. We conclude that: ghosts have reduced membrane viscosity; ghosts have membrane rigidities close to intact cells, except possibly when the membrane is subjected to very large strains; the reduction in eta m is not directly related to the loss of hemoglobin; prolonged exposure of ghosts to low-ionic strength media increases the membrane viscosity toward its initial cellular level. These data indicate that the mechanical characteristics of ghost membranes can be varied by changing the methods of preparation and thus have potential application to further studies of the structural determinants of red cell membrane viscoelasticity.     

Temperature dependence of the viscoelastic recovery of red cell membrane.

The time-dependent recovery of an elongated red cell is studied as a function of temperature. Before release, the elongated cell is in static equilibrium where external forces are balanced by surface elastic force resultants. Upon release, the cell recovers its initial shape with a time-dependent exponential behavior characteristic of a viscoelastic solid material undergoing large ("finite") deformation. The recovery process is characterized by a time constant, tc, that decreases from approximately 0.27 s at 6 degrees C to 0.06 s at 37 degrees C. From this measurement of the time constant and an independent measurement of the shear modulus of surface elasticity for red cell membrane, the value for the membrane surface viscosity as a function of temperature can be calculated.     

Local measurements of viscoelastic parameters of adherent cell surfaces by magnetic bead microrheometry.

A magnetic bead microrheometer has been designed which allows the generation of forces up to 10(4) pN on 4.5 micron paramagnetic beads. It is applied to measure local viscoelastic properties of the surface of adhering fibroblasts. Creep response and relaxation curves evoked by tangential force pulses of 500-2500 pN (and approximately 1 s duration) on the magnetic beads fixed to the integrin receptors of the cell membrane are recorded by particle tracking. Linear three-phasic creep responses consisting of an elastic deflection, a stress relaxation, and a viscous flow are established. The viscoelastic response curves are analyzed in terms of a series arrangement of a dashpot and a Voigt body, which allows characterization of the viscoelastic behavior of the adhering cell surface in terms of three parameters: an effective elastic constant, a viscosity, and a relaxation time. The displacement field generated by the local tangential forces on the cell surface is visualized by observing the induced motion of assemblies of nonmagnetic colloidal probes fixed to the membrane. It is found that the displacement field decays rapidly with the distance from the magnetic bead. A cutoff radius of Rc approximately 7 micron of the screened elastic field is established. Partial penetration of the shear field into the cytoplasm is established by observing the induced deflection of intracellular compartments. The cell membrane was modeled as a thin elastic plate of shear modulus mu * coupled to a viscoelastic layer, which is fixed to a solid support on the opposite side; the former accounts for the membrane/actin cortex, and the latter for the contribution of the cytoskeleton to the deformation of the cell envelope. It is characterized by the coupling constant chi characterizing the elasticity of the cytoskeleton. The coupling constant chi and the surface shear modulus mu * are obtained from the measured displacements of the magnetic and nonmagnetic beads. By analyzing the experimental data in terms of this model a surface shear modulus of mu * approximately 2 . 10(-3) Pa m to 4 . 10(-3) Pa m is found. By assuming an approximate plate thickness of 0.1 micron one estimates an average bulk shear modulus of mu approximately (2 / 4) . 10(-4) Pa, which is in reasonable agreement with data obtained by atomic force microscopy. The viscosity of the dashpot is related to the apparent viscosity of the cytoplasm, which is obtained by assuming that the top membrane is coupled to the bottom (fixed) membrane by a viscous medium. By application of the theory of diffusion of membrane proteins in supported membranes we find a coefficient of friction of bc approximately 2 . 10(9) Pa s/m corresponding to a cytoplasmic viscosity of 2 . 10(3) Pa s.     

Temperature dependence of the yield shear resultant and the plastic viscosity coefficient of erythrocyte membrane. Implications about molecular events during membrane failure.

Structural failure of the erythrocyte membrane in shear deformation occurs when the maximum shear resultant (force/length) exceeds a critical value, the yield shear resultant. When the yield shear resultant is exceeded, the membrane flows with a rate of deformation characterized by the plastic viscosity coefficient. The temperature dependence of the yield shear resultant and the plastic viscosity coefficient have been measured over the temperature range 10-40 degrees C. Over this range the yield shear resultant does not change significantly (+/- 15%), but the plastic viscosity coefficient changes exponentially from a value of 1.3 X 10(-2) surface poise (dyn s/cm) at 10 degrees C to a value of 6.2 X 10(-4) surface poise (SP) at 40 degrees C. The different temperature dependence of these two parameters is not surprising, inasmuch as they characterize different molecular events. The yield shear resultant depends on the number and strength of intermolecular connections within the membrane skeleton, whereas the plastic viscosity depends on the frictional interactions between molecular segments as they move past one another in the flowing surface. From the temperature dependence of the plastic viscosity, a temperature-viscosity coefficient, E, can be calculated: eta p = constant X exp(--E/RT). This quantity (E) is related to the probability that a molecular segment can "jump" to its next location in the flowing network. The temperature-viscosity coefficient for erythrocyte membrane above the elastic limit is calculated to be 18 kcal/mol, which is similar to coefficients for other polymeric materials.     

On the measurement of shear elastic moduli and viscosities of erythrocyte plasma membranes by transient deformation in high frequency electric fields.

We present a new method to measure the shear elastic moduli and viscosities of erythrocyte membranes which is based on the fixation and transient deformation of cells in a high-frequency electric field. A frequency domain of constant force (arising by Maxwell Wagner polarization) is selected to minimize dissipative effects. The electric force is thus calculated by electrostatic principles by considering the cell as a conducting body in a dielectric fluid and neglecting membrane polarization effects. The elongation A of the cells perpendicular to their rotational axis exhibits a linear regime (A proportional to Maxwell tension or to square of the electric field E2) at small, and a nonlinear regime (A proportional to square root of Maxwell tension or to the electric field E) at large extensions with a cross-over at A approximately 0.5 micron. The nonlinearity leads to amplitude-dependent response times and to differences of the viscoelastic response and relaxation functions. The cells exhibit pronounced yet completely reversible tip formations at large extensions. Absolute values of the shear elastic modulus, mu, and membrane viscosity, eta, are determined by assuming that field-induced stretching of the biconcave cell may be approximately described in terms of a sphere to ellipsoid deformation. The (nonlinear) elongation-vs.-force relationship calculated by the elastic theory of shells agress well with the experimentally observed curves and the values of mu = 6.1 x 10(-6) N/m and eta = 3.4 x 10(-7) Ns/m are in good agreement with the micropipette results of Evans and co-workers. The effect of physical, biochemical, and disease-induced structural changes on the viscoelastic parameters is studied. The variability of mu and eta of a cell population of a healthy donor is +/- 45%, which is mainly due to differences in the cell age. The average mu value of cells of different healthy donors scatters by +/- 18%. Osmotic deflation of the cells leads to a fivefold increase of mu and 10-fold increase of eta at 500 mosm. The shear modulus mu increases with temperature showing that the cytoskeleton does not behave as a network of entropy elastic springs. Elliptic cells of patients suffering from elliptocytosis of the Leach phenotype exhibit a threefold larger value of mu than normal discocytes of control donors. Cross-linking of the spectrin by the divalent S-H agents diamide (1 mM, 15 min incubation) leads to an eightfold increase of mu whereas eta is essentially constant. The effect of diamide is reversed after treatment with S-S bond splitting agents.