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  • Title: [Structural and functional changes in erythrocyte membranes in experimental atherosclerosis].
    Author: Torkhovskaia TI, Artemova LG, Khodzhakuliev BG, Rudenko TS, Polesskiĭ VA.
    Journal: Biull Eksp Biol Med; 1980 Jun; 89(6):675-8. PubMed ID: 6249422.
    Abstract:
    Structural and functional characteristics of erythrocyte membranes were studied in rabbits with experimental atherosclerosis. In animals with single lipid spots in the aorta, a significant rise of the plasma cholesterol level was associated with the increased cholesterol/phospholipid (CS/PL) ratio and diminished activity of erythrocyte membrane Na+, K+-ATPase. EPMR spin probe data point to changes in structural membrane characteristics--an increase in order parameter for fatty acid chains of lipids and expansion of the temperature interval of the transition phase in the membranes. In rabbits with total aorta injury, a further increase both in the plasma cholesterol concentration and in the CS/PL ratio as well as in structural changes in erythrocyte membranes does not lead to another decrease in the enzymatic activity. In aorta homogenates of the experimental animals, the activity of Na+, K+-ATPase correlated with that in the erythrocyte membrane. This suggests the existence of similar chemical and structural changes in aorta cell membranes. The data may provide an indirect evidence in favour of the hypothesis of the involvement of smooth muscle cells and membrane enzymatic activity alterations in atherosclerosis.
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