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Measuring Deformability and Red Cell Heterogeneity in Blood by Ektacytometry
Published on: January 12, 2018
まとめ
硬化した赤血球 (RBC) は,正常な赤血球と比較して,高粘度および減少したパッキング効率を示し,変異したレオロジック行動を示します. これは,特に高細胞濃度で,血流のダイナミクスに影響します.
科学分野:
- バイオフィジックス 生物物理学
- 血液学 ヘマトロジ
- 整形外科医 整形外科医 整形外科医
背景:
- 赤血球 (赤血球) は酸素輸送に不可欠であり,そのレオ学的性質は血流に影響します.
- アセタルデヒド硬化により,赤血球膜の構造と機能が変化します.
- これらの変化を理解することは,血液のレオロギーを理解するために不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 正常な赤血球とアセタルデヒドで硬化した赤血球のレオ学的違いを調査する.
- 正常と硬化した赤血球の包装効率とサスペンション粘度を比較する.
- 両方の細胞タイプのレオロギー的行動にシアストレスの影響を決定するために.
主な方法:
- アセタルデヒドを用いた硬化した赤血球サスペンションの調製.
- 遠心分離により,詰まった細胞容量 (沈殿体容量) を決定する.
- 赤血球サスペンションの粘度測定は,様々な切断ストレス下で行われます.
主要な成果:
- 硬化した赤血球は細胞容量の約60%に詰め込まれているが,普通の赤血球は100%に近づいている.
- 硬化した赤血球サスペンションは,等価な細胞パーセントで正常な赤血球サスペンションよりも高い粘度を示した.
- シーアストレスは正常な赤血球を変形させ,粘度を低下させたが,硬化した赤血球サスペンションの粘度には影響しなかった.
結論:
- アセタルデヒド硬化により,赤血球のレオロギーは大きく変化し,包装と粘度に影響を及ぼします.
- 正常な赤血球の変形性は,血液の粘度を低下させ,高い切断ストレス下での流れを促進するために重要です.
- これらの発見は,さまざまな生理学的および病理学的状態における血液の流れを理解するための意味を持っています.
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