PRIMAQUINE-INDUCED SUPEROXIDE PRODUCTION BY BETA-THALASSEMIC RED-BLOOD-CELLS

被引:18
作者
GRINBERG, LN [1 ]
SHALEV, O [1 ]
GOLDFARB, A [1 ]
RACHMILEWITZ, EA [1 ]
机构
[1] HEBREW UNIV JERUSALEM, DEPT MED, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
关键词
SUPEROXIDE; RED BLOOD CELL; THALASSEMIA; PRIMAQUINE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;
D O I
10.1016/0925-4439(92)90141-9
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Primaquine, a prooxidant antimalarial drug, incubated with human red blood cells (RBC) induced marked superoxide generation in the cells as detected by exogenous cytochrome c reduction. In the presence of primaquine, beta-thalassemic RBC produced significantly more superoxide than normal RBC, thus reflecting the vulnerability of beta-thalassemic cells to oxidative stress.
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