Formation of Denatured Erythrocytes by Exposure to a Superoxide Radical Generating System of Xanthine Oxidase

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Exposure of rat erythrocytes to an O_2^- generating system of xanthine oxidase resulted in the formation of cells resistant to hypotonic hemolysis along with the degradation of hemoglobin without evidence of hemolysis. Exposure of cells for 30 min to the xanthine oxidase system caused a shift of the Soret maximum at 415 to 405 nm with the disappearance of three isosbestic points. At this time, a large amount of dark brown pigment was formed in cells and rigid cells resistant to hypotonic hemolysis were formed. Catalase but not superoxide dismutase strongly inhibited the oxidative degradation of oxyhemoglobin and the formation of resistant cells, suggesting possible involvement of H_2O_2 in the xanthine oxidase system. Moreover, cells exposed directly to H_2O_2 were transformed to resistant cells, but this did not occur in the presence of KCN. Presumably, denatured cells are produced in association with the formation of methemoglobin and denatured hemoglobin, which precipitates in the cells throughout the exposure period to H_2O_2 generated in the xanthine oxidase system.
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1981-06-25