title: Oxidative stress and membrane fluidity in erythrocytes from patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome.
abstract: In order to investigate the implications of oxidative disturbances in the hemolysis associated with the Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), basal levels of lipid peroxidation products, the response to t-butyl hydroperoxide induced damage and membrane fluidity were assayed by the technique of electron spin resonance in erythrocytes spin labeled with 5-Doxyl stearic acid obtained from eight children with HUS, during the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 12th weeks after diagnosis. During the acute phase of the disease, red blood cells (RBC) showed increased initial lipid peroxidation products, a higher susceptibility to oxidative insult and a lower membrane fluidity. All parameters reached control values the 12th week after diagnosis. The results suggest that in the acute phase of HUS, RBCs are exposed to an oxidative imbalance that could contribute to hemolysis directly through oxidative damage and/or by decreasing membrane fluidity.
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Física, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Facorro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aguirre
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Florentin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: De Paoli
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ihlo
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hager
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sánchez Avalos
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Farach
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Poole
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008297:Male; D008560:Membrane Fluidity; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010545:Peroxides / Q000494:pharmacology; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D020122:tert-Butylhydroperoxide
chemical_list: D010545:Peroxides; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D020122:tert-Butylhydroperoxide