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Ding J, Ding X, Liao W, Lu Z. Red blood cell-derived materials for cancer therapy: Construction, distribution, and applications. Mater Today Bio 2024; 24:100913. [PMID: 38188647 PMCID: PMC10767221 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Cancer has become an increasingly important public health issue owing to its high morbidity and mortality rates. Although traditional treatment methods are relatively effective, they have limitations such as highly toxic side effects, easy drug resistance, and high individual variability. Meanwhile, emerging therapies remain limited, and their actual anti-tumor effects need to be improved. Nanotechnology has received considerable attention for its development and application. In particular, artificial nanocarriers have emerged as a crucial approach for tumor therapy. However, certain deficiencies persist, including immunogenicity, permeability, targeting, and biocompatibility. The application of erythrocyte-derived materials will help overcome the above problems and enhance therapeutic effects. Erythrocyte-derived materials can be acquired via the application of physical and chemical techniques from natural erythrocyte membranes, or through the integration of these membranes with synthetic inner core materials using cell membrane biomimetic technology. Their natural properties such as biocompatibility and long circulation time make them an ideal choice for drug delivery or nanoparticle biocoating. Thus, red blood cell-derived materials are widely used in the field of biomedicine. However, further studies are required to evaluate their efficacy, in vivo metabolism, preparation, design, and clinical translation. Based on the latest research reports, this review summarizes the biology, synthesis, characteristics, and distribution of red blood cell-derived materials. Furthermore, we provide a reference for further research and clinical transformation by comprehensively discussing the applications and technical challenges faced by red blood cell-derived materials in the treatment of malignant tumors.
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- Jianghua Ding
- Department of Hematology & Oncology, Clinical Medical College/Affiliated Hospital of Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, 332005, China
- Jiujiang Clinical Precision Medicine Research Center, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, 332005, China
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- Oncology of Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 332000, China
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- Jiujiang Clinical Precision Medicine Research Center, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, 332005, China
- Department of Medical Laboratory, Clinical Medical College/Affiliated Hospital of Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, 332005, China
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- Oncology of Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 332000, China
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How do cells stiffen? Biochem J 2022; 479:1825-1842. [PMID: 36094371 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20210806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cell stiffness is an important characteristic of cells and their response to external stimuli. In this review, we survey methods used to measure cell stiffness, summarize stimuli that alter cell stiffness, and discuss signaling pathways and mechanisms that control cell stiffness. Several pathological states are characterized by changes in cell stiffness, suggesting this property can serve as a potential diagnostic marker or therapeutic target. Therefore, we consider the effect of cell stiffness on signaling and growth processes required for homeostasis and dysfunction in healthy and pathological states. Specifically, the composition and structure of the cell membrane and cytoskeleton are major determinants of cell stiffness, and studies have identified signaling pathways that affect cytoskeletal dynamics both directly and by altered gene expression. We present the results of studies interrogating the effects of biophysical and biochemical stimuli on the cytoskeleton and other cellular components and how these factors determine the stiffness of both individual cells and multicellular structures. Overall, these studies represent an intersection of the fields of polymer physics, protein biochemistry, and mechanics, and identify specific mechanisms involved in mediating cell stiffness that can serve as therapeutic targets.
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Structural Configuration of Blood Cell Membranes Determines Their Nonlinear Deformation Properties. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:1140176. [PMID: 35480142 PMCID: PMC9038403 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1140176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The ability of neutrophils and red blood cells (RBCs) to undergo significant deformations is a key to their normal functioning. Disruptions of these processes can lead to pathologies. This work studied the influence of structural configuration rearrangements of membranes after exposure to external factors on the ability of native membranes of neutrophils and RBCs to undergo deep deformation. The rearrangement of the structural configuration of neutrophil and RBC membranes under the influence of cytological fixatives caused nonlinear deformation phenomena. There were an increase in Young's modulus, a decrease in the depth of homogeneous bending, and a change in the distance between cytoskeletal junctions. Based on the results of the analysis of experimental data, a mathematical model was proposed that describes the process of deep bending of RBСs and neutrophil membranes.
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Zheng X, Li Z, Li W, Zhu M, Zhang L, Zhu Z, Yang H. Biomechanical properties of erythrocytes circulating in artificial hearts measured by dielectrophoretic method. J Biomech 2021; 129:110822. [PMID: 34736085 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Blood damage is recognized as one of the major problems caused by non-physiological shear force induced by artificial hearts. At present, the generally accepted manifestation of mechanical blood damage is the amount of free hemoglobin released into the blood. However, there is little research on the changes of blood cell state after circulating in artificial hearts at the single-cell level. It is well known that the mechanical properties of cells are of enormous relevance in the regulation of cellular physiological and pathological processes. In this regard, it is highly needed to study the mechanical properties of blood cells affected by non-physiological shear force. In this paper, a dielectrophoresis-based method of measuring the mechanical properties of erythrocytes circulating in artificial hearts was proposed, which was quantified with some crucial parameters such as strain, elongation index (EI), and Young's modulus. Experimental results indicated that with the increase of the working time of artificial hearts, the deformability of erythrocytes decreased, the stiffness substantially increased, and the mechanical stability decreased, particularly at long exposure times. The proposed method provides a deep insight into the mechanism of subhemolytic damage at the single-cell level and has a great potential to serve as a new tool for in vitro evaluation of potential blood damage in artificial hearts.
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- Xinyu Zheng
- Medical College of Soochow University, China
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- Robotics and Microsystems Center, School of Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Soochow University, China
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- Robotics and Microsystems Center, School of Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Soochow University, China
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- Robotics and Microsystems Center, School of Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Soochow University, China
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- Artificial Organ Technology Lab, School of Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Soochow University, China
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- Children's Hospital of Soochow University, China.
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- Robotics and Microsystems Center, School of Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Soochow University, China.
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Sanchez CP, Patra P, Chang SYS, Karathanasis C, Hanebutte L, Kilian N, Cyrklaff M, Heilemann M, Schwarz US, Kudryashev M, Lanzer M. KAHRP dynamically relocalizes to remodeled actin junctions and associates with knob spirals in Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes. Mol Microbiol 2021; 117:274-292. [PMID: 34514656 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The knob-associated histidine-rich protein (KAHRP) plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of Plasmodium falciparum malaria by forming membrane protrusions in infected erythrocytes, which anchor parasite-encoded adhesins to the membrane skeleton. The resulting sequestration of parasitized erythrocytes in the microvasculature leads to severe disease. Despite KAHRP being an important virulence factor, its physical location within the membrane skeleton is still debated, as is its function in knob formation. Here, we show by super-resolution microscopy that KAHRP initially associates with various skeletal components, including ankyrin bridges, but eventually colocalizes with remnant actin junctions. We further present a 35 Å map of the spiral scaffold underlying knobs and show that a KAHRP-targeting nanoprobe binds close to the spiral scaffold. Single-molecule localization microscopy detected ~60 KAHRP molecules/knob. We propose a dynamic model of KAHRP organization and a function of KAHRP in attaching other factors to the spiral scaffold.
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- Cecilia P Sanchez
- Center of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,BioQuant-Center for Quantitative Biology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysics and Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (BMLS), Goethe University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Center of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- BioQuant-Center for Quantitative Biology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,BioQuant-Center for Quantitative Biology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysics and Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (BMLS), Goethe University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Center of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Childs LM, Larremore DB. Network Models for Malaria: Antigens, Dynamics, and Evolution Over Space and Time. SYSTEMS MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-801238-3.11512-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Gómez F, Silva LS, Teixeira DE, Agero U, Pinheiro AAS, Viana NB, Pontes B. Plasmodium falciparum maturation across the intra-erythrocytic cycle shifts the soft glassy viscoelastic properties of red blood cells from a liquid-like towards a solid-like behavior. Exp Cell Res 2020; 397:112370. [PMID: 33186602 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The mechanical properties of erythrocytes have been investigated by different techniques. However, there are few reports on how the viscoelasticity of these cells varies during malaria disease. Here, we quantitatively map the viscoelastic properties of Plasmodium falciparum-parasitized human erythrocytes. We apply new methodologies based on optical tweezers to measure the viscoelastic properties and defocusing microscopy to measure the erythrocyte height profile, the overall cell volume, and its form factor, a crucial parameter to convert the complex elastic constant into complex shear modulus. The storage and loss shear moduli are obtained for each stage of parasite maturation inside red blood cells, while the former increase, the latter decrease. Employing a soft glassy rheology model, we obtain the power-law exponent for the storage and loss shear moduli, characterizing the soft glassy features of red blood cells in each parasite maturation stage. Ring forms present a liquid-like behavior, with a slightly lower power-law exponent than healthy erythrocytes, whereas trophozoite and schizont stages exhibit increasingly solid-like behaviors. Finally, the surface elastic shear moduli, low-frequency surface viscosities, and shape recovery relaxation times all increase not only in a stage-dependent manner but also when compared to healthy red blood cells. Overall, the results call attention to the soft glassy characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum-parasitized erythrocyte membrane and may provide a basis for future studies to better understand malaria disease from a mechanobiological perspective.
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- Fran Gómez
- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-972, Brazil; Centro Nacional de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem (CENABIO), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-902, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-902, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-902, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-902, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-972, Brazil; Centro Nacional de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem (CENABIO), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-902, Brazil.
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- Centro Nacional de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem (CENABIO), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-902, Brazil; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-902, Brazil.
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Pollet H, Cloos AS, Stommen A, Vanderroost J, Conrard L, Paquot A, Ghodsi M, Carquin M, Léonard C, Guthmann M, Lingurski M, Vermylen C, Killian T, Gatto L, Rider M, Pyr dit Ruys S, Vertommen D, Vikkula M, Brouillard P, Van Der Smissen P, Muccioli GG, Tyteca D. Aberrant Membrane Composition and Biophysical Properties Impair Erythrocyte Morphology and Functionality in Elliptocytosis. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10081120. [PMID: 32751168 PMCID: PMC7465299 DOI: 10.3390/biom10081120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Red blood cell (RBC) deformability is altered in inherited RBC disorders but the mechanism behind this is poorly understood. Here, we explored the molecular, biophysical, morphological, and functional consequences of α-spectrin mutations in a patient with hereditary elliptocytosis (pEl) almost exclusively expressing the Pro260 variant of SPTA1 and her mother (pElm), heterozygous for this mutation. At the molecular level, the pEI RBC proteome was globally preserved but spectrin density at cell edges was increased. Decreased phosphatidylserine vs. increased lysophosphatidylserine species, and enhanced lipid peroxidation, methemoglobin, and plasma acid sphingomyelinase (aSMase) activity were observed. At the biophysical level, although membrane transversal asymmetry was preserved, curvature at RBC edges and rigidity were increased. Lipid domains were altered for membrane:cytoskeleton anchorage, cholesterol content and response to Ca2+ exchange stimulation. At the morphological and functional levels, pEl RBCs exhibited reduced size and circularity, increased fragility and impaired membrane Ca2+ exchanges. The contribution of increased membrane curvature to the pEl phenotype was shown by mechanistic experiments in healthy RBCs upon lysophosphatidylserine membrane insertion. The role of lipid domain defects was proved by cholesterol depletion and aSMase inhibition in pEl. The data indicate that aberrant membrane content and biophysical properties alter pEl RBC morphology and functionality.
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- Hélène Pollet
- CELL Unit & PICT Imaging Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (H.P.); (A.-S.C.); (A.S.); (J.V.); (L.C.); (M.G.); (M.C.); (C.L.); (M.G.); (M.L.); (P.V.D.S.)
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- CELL Unit & PICT Imaging Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (H.P.); (A.-S.C.); (A.S.); (J.V.); (L.C.); (M.G.); (M.C.); (C.L.); (M.G.); (M.L.); (P.V.D.S.)
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- CELL Unit & PICT Imaging Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (H.P.); (A.-S.C.); (A.S.); (J.V.); (L.C.); (M.G.); (M.C.); (C.L.); (M.G.); (M.L.); (P.V.D.S.)
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- CELL Unit & PICT Imaging Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (H.P.); (A.-S.C.); (A.S.); (J.V.); (L.C.); (M.G.); (M.C.); (C.L.); (M.G.); (M.L.); (P.V.D.S.)
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- CELL Unit & PICT Imaging Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (H.P.); (A.-S.C.); (A.S.); (J.V.); (L.C.); (M.G.); (M.C.); (C.L.); (M.G.); (M.L.); (P.V.D.S.)
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- Bioanalysis and Pharmacology of Bioactive Lipids Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (A.P.); (G.G.M.)
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- CELL Unit & PICT Imaging Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (H.P.); (A.-S.C.); (A.S.); (J.V.); (L.C.); (M.G.); (M.C.); (C.L.); (M.G.); (M.L.); (P.V.D.S.)
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- CELL Unit & PICT Imaging Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (H.P.); (A.-S.C.); (A.S.); (J.V.); (L.C.); (M.G.); (M.C.); (C.L.); (M.G.); (M.L.); (P.V.D.S.)
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- CELL Unit & PICT Imaging Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (H.P.); (A.-S.C.); (A.S.); (J.V.); (L.C.); (M.G.); (M.C.); (C.L.); (M.G.); (M.L.); (P.V.D.S.)
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- CELL Unit & PICT Imaging Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (H.P.); (A.-S.C.); (A.S.); (J.V.); (L.C.); (M.G.); (M.C.); (C.L.); (M.G.); (M.L.); (P.V.D.S.)
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- CELL Unit & PICT Imaging Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (H.P.); (A.-S.C.); (A.S.); (J.V.); (L.C.); (M.G.); (M.C.); (C.L.); (M.G.); (M.L.); (P.V.D.S.)
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- PEDI Unit, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique & Saint-Luc Hospital, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium;
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- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Unit, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (T.K.); (L.G.)
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- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Unit, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (T.K.); (L.G.)
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- PHOS Unit & MASSPROT Proteomics Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (M.R.); (S.P.d.R.); (D.V.)
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- PHOS Unit & MASSPROT Proteomics Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (M.R.); (S.P.d.R.); (D.V.)
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- PHOS Unit & MASSPROT Proteomics Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (M.R.); (S.P.d.R.); (D.V.)
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- Human Molecular Genetics, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (M.V.); (P.B.)
- Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and Biotechnology (WELBIO), de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Human Molecular Genetics, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (M.V.); (P.B.)
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- CELL Unit & PICT Imaging Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (H.P.); (A.-S.C.); (A.S.); (J.V.); (L.C.); (M.G.); (M.C.); (C.L.); (M.G.); (M.L.); (P.V.D.S.)
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- Bioanalysis and Pharmacology of Bioactive Lipids Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (A.P.); (G.G.M.)
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- CELL Unit & PICT Imaging Platform, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (H.P.); (A.-S.C.); (A.S.); (J.V.); (L.C.); (M.G.); (M.C.); (C.L.); (M.G.); (M.L.); (P.V.D.S.)
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Nigra AD, Casale CH, Santander VS. Human erythrocytes: cytoskeleton and its origin. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020; 77:1681-1694. [PMID: 31654099 PMCID: PMC11105037 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03346-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In the last few years, erythrocytes have emerged as the main determinant of blood rheology. In mammals, these cells are devoid of nuclei and are, therefore, unable to divide. Consequently, all circulating erythrocytes come from erythropoiesis, a process in the bone marrow in which several modifications are induced in the expression of membrane and cytoskeletal proteins, and different vertical and horizontal interactions are established between them. Cytoskeleton components play an important role in this process, which explains why they and the interaction between them have been the focus of much recent research. Moreover, in mature erythrocytes, the cytoskeleton integrity is also essential, because the cytoskeleton confers remarkable deformability and stability on the erythrocytes, thus enabling them to undergo deformation in microcirculation. Defects in the cytoskeleton produce changes in erythrocyte deformability and stability, affecting cell viability and rheological properties. Such abnormalities are seen in different pathologies of special interest, such as different types of anemia, hypertension, and diabetes, among others. This review highlights the main findings in mammalian erythrocytes and their progenitors regarding the presence, conformation and function of the three main components of the cytoskeleton: actin, intermediate filaments, and tubulin.
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- Ayelén D Nigra
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, 5800, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba (CIQUIBIC), UNC-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, 5800, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, 5800, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.
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Geekiyanage NM, Sauret E, Saha SC, Flower RL, Gu YT. Deformation behaviour of stomatocyte, discocyte and echinocyte red blood cell morphologies during optical tweezers stretching. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2020; 19:1827-1843. [PMID: 32100179 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-020-01311-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The red blood cell (RBC) deformability is a critical aspect, and assessing the cell deformation characteristics is essential for better diagnostics of healthy and deteriorating RBCs. There is a need to explore the connection between the cell deformation characteristics, cell morphology, disease states, storage lesion and cell shape-transformation conditions for better diagnostics and treatments. A numerical approach inspired from the previous research for RBC morphology predictions and for analysis of RBC deformations is proposed for the first time, to investigate the deformation characteristics of different RBC morphologies. The present study investigates the deformability characteristics of stomatocyte, discocyte and echinocyte morphologies during optical tweezers stretching and provides the opportunity to study the combined contribution of cytoskeletal spectrin network and the lipid-bilayer during RBC deformation. The proposed numerical approach predicts agreeable deformation characteristics of the healthy discocyte with the analogous experimental observations and is extended to further investigate the deformation characteristics of stomatocyte and echinocyte morphologies. In particular, the computer simulations are performed to investigate the influence of direct stretching forces on different equilibrium cell morphologies on cell spectrin link extensions and cell elongation index, along with a parametric analysis on membrane shear modulus, spectrin link extensibility, bending modulus and RBC membrane-bead contact diameter. The results agree with the experimentally observed stiffer nature of stomatocyte and echinocyte with respect to a healthy discocyte at experimentally determined membrane characteristics and suggest the preservation of relevant morphological characteristics, changes in spectrin link densities and the primary contribution of cytoskeletal spectrin network on deformation behaviour of stomatocyte, discocyte and echinocyte morphologies during optical tweezers stretching deformation. The numerical approach presented here forms the foundation for investigations into deformation characteristics and recoverability of RBCs undergoing storage lesion.
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- N M Geekiyanage
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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- University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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- Research and Development, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Fröhlich B, Jäger J, Lansche C, Sanchez CP, Cyrklaff M, Buchholz B, Soubeiga ST, Simpore J, Ito H, Schwarz US, Lanzer M, Tanaka M. Hemoglobin S and C affect biomechanical membrane properties of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes. Commun Biol 2019; 2:311. [PMID: 31428699 PMCID: PMC6692299 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0556-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
During intraerythrocytic development, the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum alters the mechanical deformability of its host cell. The underpinning biological processes involve gain in parasite mass, changes in the membrane protein compositions, reorganization of the cytoskeletons and its coupling to the plasma membrane, and formation of membrane protrusions, termed knobs. The hemoglobinopathies S and C are known to partially protect carriers from severe malaria, possibly through additional changes in the erythrocyte biomechanics, but a detailed quantification of cell mechanics is still missing. Here, we combined flicker spectroscopy and a mathematical model and demonstrated that knob formation strongly suppresses membrane fluctuations by increasing membrane-cytoskeleton coupling. We found that the confinement increased with hemoglobin S but decreases with hemoglobin C in spite of comparable knob densities and diameters. We further found that the membrane bending modulus strongly depends on the hemoglobinopathetic variant, suggesting increased amounts of irreversibly oxidized hemichromes bound to membranes.
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- Benjamin Fröhlich
- Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics and BioQuant-Center for Quantitative Biology, Philosophenweg 19, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Children’s Hospital, Medical Faculty Mannheim, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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- Biomolecular ResearchCenter Pietro Annigoni, University of Ouagadougou, 01 BP 364 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Biomolecular ResearchCenter Pietro Annigoni, University of Ouagadougou, 01 BP 364 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics and BioQuant-Center for Quantitative Biology, Philosophenweg 19, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Center for Integrative Medicine and Physics, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan
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Kozlova E, Chernysh A, Sergunova V, Manchenko E, Moroz V, Kozlov A. Conformational Distortions of the Red Blood Cell Spectrin Matrix Nanostructure in Response to Temperature Changes In Vitro. SCANNING 2019; 2019:8218912. [PMID: 31198487 PMCID: PMC6526551 DOI: 10.1155/2019/8218912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2018] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The spectrin matrix is a structural element of red blood cells (RBCs). As such, it affects RBC morphology, membrane deformability, nanostructure, stiffness, and, ultimately, the rheological properties of blood. However, little is known about how temperature affects the spectrin matrix. In this study, the nanostructure of the spectrin network was recorded by atomic force microscopy. We describe how the nanostructure of the RBC spectrin matrix changes from a regular network to a chaotic pattern following an increase in temperature from 20 to 50°C. At 20-37°С, the spectrin network formed a regular structure with dimensions of typically 150 ± 60 nm. At 42-43°С, 83% of the spectrin network assumed an irregular structure. Finally, at 49-50°С the chaotic pattern was observed, and no quantitative estimates of the spectrin structure's parameters could be made. These results can be useful for biophysical studies on the destruction of the spectrin network under pathological conditions, as well as for investigating cell morphology and blood rheology in different diseases.
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- Elena Kozlova
- V.A. Negovsky Research Institute of General Reanimatology, Federal Research and Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, 107031, 25 Petrovka St., Build. 2, Moscow, Russia
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991, 2-4 Bolshaya Pirogovskaya St, Moscow, Russia
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- V.A. Negovsky Research Institute of General Reanimatology, Federal Research and Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, 107031, 25 Petrovka St., Build. 2, Moscow, Russia
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991, 2-4 Bolshaya Pirogovskaya St, Moscow, Russia
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- V.A. Negovsky Research Institute of General Reanimatology, Federal Research and Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, 107031, 25 Petrovka St., Build. 2, Moscow, Russia
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- V.A. Negovsky Research Institute of General Reanimatology, Federal Research and Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, 107031, 25 Petrovka St., Build. 2, Moscow, Russia
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991, 2-4 Bolshaya Pirogovskaya St, Moscow, Russia
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- V.A. Negovsky Research Institute of General Reanimatology, Federal Research and Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, 107031, 25 Petrovka St., Build. 2, Moscow, Russia
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991, 2-4 Bolshaya Pirogovskaya St, Moscow, Russia
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Dumitru AC, Poncin MA, Conrard L, Dufrêne YF, Tyteca D, Alsteens D. Nanoscale membrane architecture of healthy and pathological red blood cells. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2018; 3:293-304. [PMID: 32254077 DOI: 10.1039/c7nh00187h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Red blood cells feature remarkable mechanical properties while navigating through microcirculation vessels and during spleen filtration. An unusual combination of plasma membrane and cytoskeleton physical properties allows red blood cells to undergo extensive deformation. Here we used atomic force microscopy multiparametric imaging to probe how cellular organization influences nanoscale and global mechanical properties of cells in both physiological and pathological conditions. Our data obtained in native conditions confirmed that, compared to healthy cells, cells from patients with hereditary spherocytosis are stiffer. Through vertical segmentation of the cell elasticity, we found that healthy and pathological cells display nanoscale architecture with an increasing stiffness along the direction of the applied force. By decoupling the mechanical response of the plasma membrane from its underlying cytoskeleton, we find that both components show altered properties in pathological conditions. Nanoscale multiparametric imaging also revealed lipid domains that exhibit differential mechanical properties than the bulk membrane in both healthy and pathological conditions. Thanks to correlated AFM-fluorescence imaging, we identified submicrometric sphingomyelin-enriched lipid domains of variable stiffness at the red blood cell surface. Our experiments provide novel insights into the interplay between nanoscale organization of red blood cell plasma membrane and their nanomechanical properties. Overall, this work contributes to a better understanding of the complex relationship between cellular nanoscale organization, cellular nanomechanics and how this 3D organization is altered in pathological conditions.
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- Andra C Dumitru
- Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Life Sciences, Croix du Sud 4-5, bte L7.07.06, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Barns S, Balanant MA, Sauret E, Flower R, Saha S, Gu Y. Investigation of red blood cell mechanical properties using AFM indentation and coarse-grained particle method. Biomed Eng Online 2017; 16:140. [PMID: 29258590 PMCID: PMC5738115 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-017-0429-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Red blood cells (RBCs) deform significantly and repeatedly when passing through narrow capillaries and delivering dioxygen throughout the body. Deformability of RBCs is a key characteristic, largely governed by the mechanical properties of the cell membrane. This study investigated RBC mechanical properties using atomic force microscopy (AFM) with the aim to develop a coarse-grained particle method model to study for the first time RBC indentation in both 2D and 3D. This new model has the potential to be applied to further investigate the local deformability of RBCs, with accurate control over adhesion, probe geometry and position of applied force. Results The model considers the linear stretch capacity of the cytoskeleton, bending resistance and areal incompressibility of the bilayer, and volumetric incompressibility of the internal fluid. The model’s performance was validated against force–deformation experiments performed on RBCs under spherical AFM indentation. The model was then used to investigate the mechanisms which absorbed energy through the indentation stroke, and the impact of varying stiffness coefficients on the measured deformability. This study found the membrane’s bending stiffness was most influential in controlling RBC physical behaviour for indentations of up to 200 nm. Conclusions As the bilayer provides bending resistance, this infers that structural changes within the bilayer are responsible for the deformability changes experienced by deteriorating RBCs. The numerical model presented here established a foundation for future investigations into changes within the membrane that cause differences in stiffness between healthy and deteriorating RBCs, which have already been measured experimentally with AFM. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12938-017-0429-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Sarah Barns
- Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Australia
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- Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Australia.,Research and Development, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Brisbane, 4059, Australia
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- Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Australia
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- Research and Development, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Brisbane, 4059, Australia.,Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4000, Australia
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- Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Australia
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- Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Australia.
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Characterizing pathology in erythrocytes using morphological and biophysical membrane properties: Relation to impaired hemorheology and cardiovascular function in rheumatoid arthritis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2017; 1859:2381-2391. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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