title: RBC electrophoresis with discontinuous power supply - a newly established hemoglobin release test.
abstract: In this paper, we aimed to introduce a newly established red blood cells (RBCs) electrophoresis method hemoglobin release test (HRT) and tried to determine its significance. Human blood samples from beta-thalassemia patients and healthy controls were analyzed with HRT, which was carried out on starch-agarose mixed gel. First, the whole blood samples were electrophoresed for 2 h, then paused for 15 min and ran for 15 min by turns. This "pause-run-pause" experiment was performed for several turns and the total electrophoresis time lasted for about 6 h. The results showed that some other hemoglobin (Hb) components were released from the origin of each sample during the HRT, and the samples from beta-thalassemia patients released more Hb than the healthy controls. This finding demonstrates that Hb may exist differently associated in RBCs, and it may have an important theoretical and clinical significance in Hb and RBC research.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Hemoglobin, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Hemoglobin, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Guo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Hemoglobin, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Hemoglobin, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Lishe
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Clinical laboratory of Nanhui Central Hospital, Shanghai, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Liangyi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Hemoglobin, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Wenbin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D001772:Blood Cell Count; D004586:Electrophoresis / Q000379:methods*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006443:Hemoglobin A2 / Q000737:chemistry; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods*; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D006443:Hemoglobin A2
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