Water transport in human red cells: effects of 'non-inhibitory' sulfhydryl reagents. 1991

G Benga, and O Popescu, and V Borza, and A Hodârnău, and V I Pop, and J Wrigglesworth
Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

The water diffusional permeability of human red blood cells following exposure to various sulfhydryl group (SH) reagents have been studied using a nuclear magnetic resonance technique. Exposure of red blood cells up to 12 mM N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) or 10 mM 5,5'-dithio-bis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNE) alone does not affect water diffusion. In contrast, when DTNB treatment follows a preincubation of the cells with NEM, a small (18% at 37 degrees C) but significant inhibition of water permeability occurs. The NEM and DTNB treatment of the cells caused no change of the cell shape and volume or of the cell water volume. Consequently, the inhibition observed after NEM and DTNB treatment has a real significance.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009682 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Spectroscopic method of measuring the magnetic moment of elementary particles such as atomic nuclei, protons or electrons. It is employed in clinical applications such as NMR Tomography (MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING). In Vivo NMR Spectroscopy,MR Spectroscopy,Magnetic Resonance,NMR Spectroscopy,NMR Spectroscopy, In Vivo,Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Spectroscopy, Magnetic Resonance,Spectroscopy, NMR,Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies,Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear,NMR Spectroscopies,Resonance Spectroscopy, Magnetic,Resonance, Magnetic,Resonance, Nuclear Magnetic,Spectroscopies, NMR,Spectroscopy, MR
D002463 Cell Membrane Permeability A quality of cell membranes which permits the passage of solvents and solutes into and out of cells. Permeability, Cell Membrane
D004228 Dithionitrobenzoic Acid A standard reagent for the determination of reactive sulfhydryl groups by absorbance measurements. It is used primarily for the determination of sulfhydryl and disulfide groups in proteins. The color produced is due to the formation of a thio anion, 3-carboxyl-4-nitrothiophenolate. 5,5'-Dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic Acid),DTNB,Ellman's Reagent,5,5'-Dithiobis(nitrobenzoate),Acid, Dithionitrobenzoic,Ellman Reagent,Ellmans Reagent,Reagent, Ellman's
D004912 Erythrocytes Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN. Blood Cells, Red,Blood Corpuscles, Red,Red Blood Cells,Red Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, Red,Blood Corpuscle, Red,Erythrocyte,Red Blood Cell,Red Blood Corpuscle
D005033 Ethylmaleimide A sulfhydryl reagent that is widely used in experimental biochemical studies. N-Ethylmaleimide,N Ethylmaleimide
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013439 Sulfhydryl Reagents Chemical agents that react with SH groups. This is a chemically diverse group that is used for a variety of purposes. Among these are enzyme inhibition, enzyme reactivation or protection, and labelling. SH-Reagents,Sulfhydryl Compound Antagonists,Sulfhydryl Compound Inhibitors,Thiol Reagents,Sulfhydryl Compounds Antagonists,Sulfhydryl Compounds Inhibitors,Antagonists, Sulfhydryl Compound,Antagonists, Sulfhydryl Compounds,Compound Antagonists, Sulfhydryl,Compound Inhibitors, Sulfhydryl,Inhibitors, Sulfhydryl Compound,Inhibitors, Sulfhydryl Compounds,Reagents, Sulfhydryl,Reagents, Thiol,SH Reagents
D014867 Water A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Hydrogen Oxide

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