ANTAGONISTIC EFFECTS OF EPINEPHRINE AND HELIUM-NEON (HE-NE) LASER IRRADIATION ON RED-BLOOD-CELLS DEFORMABILITY

YOVA, D; HARITOU, M; KOUTSOURIS, D

dc.contributor.author	YOVA, D	en
dc.contributor.author	HARITOU, M	en
dc.contributor.author	KOUTSOURIS, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:42:44Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:42:44Z
dc.date.issued	1994	en
dc.identifier.issn	0271-5198	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/23925
dc.subject	RED BLOOD CELLS	en
dc.subject	HELIUM-NEON LASER	en
dc.subject	DEFORMABILITY	en
dc.subject	CATECHOLAMINES	en
dc.subject.classification	Hematology	en
dc.subject.other	ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY	en
dc.subject.other	CATECHOLAMINES	en
dc.subject.other	EXPOSURE	en
dc.subject.other	RELEASE	en
dc.subject.other	TROUT	en
dc.subject.other	LIGHT	en
dc.title	ANTAGONISTIC EFFECTS OF EPINEPHRINE AND HELIUM-NEON (HE-NE) LASER IRRADIATION ON RED-BLOOD-CELLS DEFORMABILITY	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1994	en
heal.abstract	It is well known that there is a correlation between cardiovascular diseases and catecholamines release on the one hand and that catecholamines induce changes on the deformability of red blood cells (RBCs) on the other. In addition He-Ne laser low-power irradiation, seems to decrease RBC deformability and to increase their osmotic fragility in vitro. The present work aims to estimate the effects of low-power He-Ne laser irradiation on red blood cells deformability, with and without epinephrine, in order to give some more information about the biophysical mechanisms of interaction of He-Ne laser irradiation with RBCs, through the modification of epinephrine and RBCs membrane interaction. In this study a low-power He-Ne laser (power output 8.0 mW, 632.8 nm wavelength) was used for the irradiation of red blood cells in the presence or absence of epinephrine. Deformability of individual cells passing through micropores was determined by measuring the change of electrical resistance produced by the erythrocytes travelling via a specific polycarbonate filter containing 30 non-overlapping pores (15 mum in length, 5 mum in diameter) without significant variations of pore size (less than 2%). The data obtained indicate that : 1) The RBCs deformability was increased by 6.2% and 13% in the presence of 10(-4) M and 10(-3) M epinephrine respectively, as reflected in a significant decrease (p=0.025) in the mean transit time <tau> of RBCs passing through the pores. 2) The RBCs deformability was decreased by 30%, due to low-power He-Ne irradiation, for 5 min. 3) RBCs in the presence of 10(-4) M epinephrine after He-Ne irradiation for 5 min under continuous stirring presented a decrease of 21.7% in deformability and in the presence of 10(-3) M epinephrine a decrease of 11.8% in deformability. The results indicate that epinephrine and laser irradiation act antagonistically in relation to RBCs deformability.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	CLINICAL HEMORHEOLOGY	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1994NP11500007	en
dc.identifier.volume	14	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	369	en
dc.identifier.epage	378	en