Lii-Nao countertransport and Li leak in erythrocytes are differentially affected by membrane enrichment with cholesteryl hemisuccinate

Rachel Levy, Dana Hevroni, Z. Ioav Cabantchik, Avinoam Livne

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Abstract

Enrichment of erythrocytes with cholesteryl hemisuccinate caused a marked reduction in Li leak but did not change kinetic and thermodynamic properties of Lii-Nao countertransport of either normotensive persons or patients with essential hypertension. As cholesteryl hemisuccinate was shown to affect the membrane similarly to cholesterol, it is likely that the unique thermodynamic properties of erythrocyte Lii-Nao countertransport in essential hypertension are not caused by changes in cholesterol.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)325-328
Number of pages4
JournalBiochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes
Volume854
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Jan 1986

Keywords

  • Cholesteryl hemisuccinate
  • Erythrocyte membrane
  • Hypertension
  • Na-Li countertransport

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology

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