Crosslinking of membrane proteins in red blood cells from vitamin E-deficient lead-poisoned rats |
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Authors: | Orville A Levander Susan O Welsh |
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Institution: | Nutrition Institute Agricultural Research Center Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA |
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Abstract: | Red blood cells from vitamin E-deficient rats lose their filterability after incubation in vitro and concurrent lead poisoning of the rats accelerates this decline. This decreased red cell filterability is associated with an increased crosslinking of red cell membrane proteins. Previous reports by others suggested an association between red cell glutathione levels and filterability, but we found no such association in red cells treated with N-ethylmaleimide. Increased aggregation of red cell membrane proteins may play a role in the discocyte/ spherocyte shape change that accounts for the impaired filterability of red blood cells from vitamin E-deficient lead-poisoned rats. |
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