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Red blood cell membrane conductance in hereditary haemolytic anaemias

Petkova-Kirova, Polina; Hertz, Laura; Danielczok, Jens; Huisjes, Rick; Makhro, Asya; Bogdanova, Anna; Del Mar Mañú-Pereira, Maria; Vives Corrons, Joan-Lluis; van Wijk, Richard; Kaestner, Lars (2019). Red blood cell membrane conductance in hereditary haemolytic anaemias. Frontiers in Physiology, 10:386.

Abstract

Congenital haemolytic anaemias are inherited disorders caused by red blood cell membrane and cytoskeletal protein defects, deviant hemoglobin synthesis and metabolic enzyme deficiencies. In many cases, although the causing mutation might be known, the pathophysiology and the connection between the particular mutation and the symptoms of the disease are not completely understood. Thus effective treatment is lagging behind. As in many cases abnormal red blood cell cation content and cation leaks go along with the disease, by direct electrophysiological measurements of the general conductance of red blood cells, we aimed to assess if changes in the membrane conductance could be a possible cause. We recorded whole-cell currents from 29 patients with different types of congenital haemolytic anaemias: 14 with hereditary spherocytosis due to mutations in α-spectrin, β-spectrin, ankyrin and band 3 protein; 6 patients with hereditary xerocytosis due to mutations in Piezo1; 6 patients with enzymatic disorders (3 patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, 1 patient with pyruvate kinase deficiency, 1 patient with glutamate-cysteine ligase deficiency and 1 patient with glutathione reductase deficiency), 1 patient with β-thalassemia and 2 patients, carriers of several mutations and a complex genotype. While the patients with β-thalassemia and metabolic enzyme deficiencies showed no changes in their membrane conductance, the patients with hereditary spherocytosis and hereditary xerocytosis showed largely variable results depending on the underlying mutation.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP)
05 Vetsuisse Faculty > Veterinärwissenschaftliches Institut > Institute of Veterinary Physiology
Dewey Decimal Classification:570 Life sciences; biology
Scopus Subject Areas:Life Sciences > Physiology
Health Sciences > Physiology (medical)
Uncontrolled Keywords:electrophysiology; haemolytic anemia; hereditary spherocytosis; hereditary xerocytosis; patch-clamp
Language:English
Date:2019
Deposited On:26 Aug 2019 15:52
Last Modified:21 Oct 2024 01:40
Publisher:Frontiers Research Foundation
ISSN:1664-042X
OA Status:Gold
Free access at:PubMed ID. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00386
PubMed ID:31040790
Project Information:
  • Funder: FP7
  • Grant ID: 602121
  • Project Title: Combined Molecular Microscopy for Therapy and Personalized Medication in Rare Anaemias Treatments
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