Abstract
The rate of ouabain-resistant Li+-efflux was studied in erythrocytes of normal controls and of patients with essential hypertension. Despite variability in rate, erythrocytes from normotensive persons revealed a uniform pattern of temperature dependence of the efflux, with two slopes (Ka = 9.4 and 19.1 kcal/mol, respectively) and a transition at about 25°C. Erythrocytes from the patients showed both a higher rate of Li+ efflux and significant changes in the temperature repsonse, with essentially a single slope (Ka = 14 kcal/mol). The data indicate localized changes in the membrane organization of hypertensive erythrocytes, involving lipid-protein interaction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 214-218 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | BBA - Biomembranes |
| Volume | 685 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 23 Feb 1982 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- (Human erythrocyte membrane)
- Hypertension
- Li efflux
- Temperature dependence