Hydration of sickle cells using the sodium ionophore Monensin. A model for therapy.
AUTOR(ES)
Clark, M R
RESUMO
Mean cell hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) is thought to have an important influence in sickle cell disease, both through the strong dependence of sickling rates on hemoglobin S concentration, and through the profoundly limiting effect of high MCHC on the rheologic competence of oxygenated, irreversibly sickled cells (ISC). Recent studies have tested the ability of antidiuretic hormone to reduce sickle cell MCHC by reducing plasma sodium (Na) and osmolality. An alternative means of reducing MCHC is to elevate intracellular cation content, rather than to depress extracellular cation concentration. In an effort to do this, we have treated sickle cells with Monensin, an antibiotic that selectively enhances membrane Na permeability. At submicromolar concentrations, Monensin substantially reduced the MCHC of whole sickle blood and isolated ISC, causing an improvement in cell deformability. Monensin's effectiveness in producing a controlled increase in erythrocyte water content suggests that agents that selectively increase membrane Na permeability could be therapeutically useful.
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