Artificially induced unusual shape of erythrocytes: an atomic force microscopy study

We used air operating atomic force microscopy (AFM) to study several morphological modifications of human erythrocytes, artificially produced by addition of exogenous agents including phospholipids, low ionic strength media and drugs. Most experiments were performed on unfixed samples to avoid treat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of microscopy (Oxford) 2001-10, Vol.204 (1), p.46-52
Hauptverfasser: Girasole, M., Cricenti, A., Generosi, R., Congiu‐Castellano, A., Boumis, G., Amiconi, G.
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Zusammenfassung:We used air operating atomic force microscopy (AFM) to study several morphological modifications of human erythrocytes, artificially produced by addition of exogenous agents including phospholipids, low ionic strength media and drugs. Most experiments were performed on unfixed samples to avoid treating red blood cells (RBCs) with chemical agents that can, in principle, induce morphological alteration. After detailed quantitative AFM characterization, the artificially produced abnormally shaped RBCs were compared with cells that occur with high incidence in blood pathologies. This morphological approach suggests a new strategy to describe and understand the biochemical and/or mechanical modifications responsible for the underlying pathologically induced changes and prove AFM to be a suitable tool to study erythrocyte deformation.
ISSN:0022-2720
1365-2818
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2818.2001.00937.x