title: Total red cell Ca2+ content and rheological determinants in a group of subjects with vascular atherosclerotic disease.
abstract: We evaluated the total red cell Ca2+ content and the macro- and microrheological determinants in a group of subjects with vascular atherosclerotic disease (VAD). From the results obtained it is evident that, compared to controls, the VAD group presents an alteration of the macro- and microrheological parameters. No difference is evident for the red cell Ca2+ content in normals and in VAD subjects. No relationship is present between total red cell Ca2+ content, VBC (volume blood cells), MEA (mean erythrocyte aggregation) and red cell membrane fluidity expressed as Iex/Im ratio. In contrast to the latter, are the correlation between the red cell Ca2+ content and the degree of polarization obtained with fatty acid probes.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Medica e Malattie Cardiovascolari, Università di Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caimi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lo Presti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grifò
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catania
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarno
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D004903:Erythrocyte Aggregation; D004911:Erythrocyte Volume; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005374:Filtration; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008560:Membrane Fluidity / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D002118:Calcium