[Damage to erythrocyte membranes induced by high-intensity ultrasound]
Biofizika
|November 6, 2004
Abstract:
The effect of high-intensity ultrasound (11.2-54.2 W/cm2, frequency 36 kHz) on the structural and functional state of erythrocytes was investigated. It was shown that, at short-term action of the ultrasound (up to 1 min), the dose-dependent hemolysis of erythrocytes occurs. It was found that the exposure to ultrasound of high intensity (54.2 W/cm2) leads to the disruption of the structural state of erythrocyte membranes, which manifests itself in a change of microviscosity of the lipid bilayer of membranes and inhibition of the activity of the lipid-dependent membrane-bound enzyme acetylcholinesterase.
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