Thermal sensitivity and hemolysis of erythrocytes with membranopathy

In this study erythrocytes from 9 healthy patients and 15 patients with haemolytic anemia were studied and divided into four groups depending on their TA and TG top temperatures. The TA and TG of erythrocytes with hemoglobinopathy were the same as those of control erythrocytes while those of erythrocytes with membranopathy were significantly reduced. In erythrocytes with severe membranopathy, the TG was decreased by about 5 °C. In latter cells the normal value of TG was restored and the resistance to thermal haemolysis was increased by 90% after the specific stabilization of band 3 protein by 4,4′-diisothiocyanato-stilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid (DIDS). Obtained results indicate the involvement of band 3 in the membrane alteration at TG and in the heat target responsible for thermal haemolysis.

Source: Journal of Thermal Biology - February 27, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research