title: Typical changes of erythrocytes in chronic inflammation.
abstract: Structural and metabolic status and function of erythrocytes were studied in patients with chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory diseases of the upper airways, and chronic colitis. Complex study of the peripheral component of the erythron showed that disorders in erythrocyte morphology and function (decreased erythrocyte dry weight, low concentration of sulfhydryl groups and lipoproteins, decreased content of high molecular weight polypeptides in parallel with increased content of low molecular weight proteins, increased number of transformed cells, and enhanced reversible aggregation) were nonspecific and did not depend on the location of the inflammatory process.
authors.affiliation: Siberian State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Tomsk.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Stepovaya
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Novitskii
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Ryazantseva
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Tkachenko
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Gol'dberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004903:Erythrocyte Aggregation; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins