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Published on: April 7, 2014
Exhaustive-exercise-induced oxidative stress alteration of erythrocyte oxygen release capacity
Yanlian Xiong1,2, Yanlei Xiong3, Yueming Wang2
1a Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400030, P.R. China.
Abstract:
The aim of the present study was to explore the effect of exhaustive running exercise in the oxygen release capacity of rat erythrocytes. Rats were divided into sedentary control, moderate running exercise, and exhaustive running exercise groups. The thermodynamic and kinetic properties of the erythrocyte oxygen release process of the different groups were tested. We also determined the degree of band-3 oxidation and phosphorylation, anion transport activity, and carbonic anhydrase isoform II activity. Biochemical studies suggested that exhaustive running significantly increased oxidative injury parameters in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and methaemoglobin levels. Furthermore, exhaustive running significantly decreased anion transport activity and carbonic anhydrase isoform II activity. Thermodynamic analysis indicated that erythrocytes oxygen release ability also significantly increased due to elevated 2,3-DPG level after exhaustive running. Kinetic analysis indicated that exhaustive running resulted in significantly decreased T50 value. We presented evidence that exhaustive running remarkably impacted thermodynamic and kinetic properties of RBC oxygen release. In addition, changes in 2,3-DPG levels and band-3 oxidation and phosphorylation could be the driving force for exhaustive-running-induced alterations in erythrocyte oxygen release thermodynamic and kinetic properties.
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