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Detection of membrane fluidity in submitochondrial particles of platelets and erythrocyte membranes from mexican patients with alzheimer disease by intramolecular excimer formation of 1,3 dipyrenylpropane
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Ortiz, G. G., Pacheco-Moisés, F., El Hafidi, M., Jiménez-Delgado, A., Macías-Islas, M. a., Corral, S. a. R., … Velázquez-Brizuela, I. E. (2008). Detection of Membrane Fluidity in Submitochondrial Particles of Platelets and Erythrocyte Membranes from Mexican Patients with Alzheimer Disease by Intramolecular Excimer Formation of 1,3 Dipyrenylpropane. Disease Markers, 24(3), 151–156. doi:10.1155/2008/642120
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Autor
Ortiz, Genaro G.
Pacheco Moisés, F.
El Hafidi, M.
Jiménez Delgado, A.
Macías Islas, Miguel A.
Rosales Corral, S.A.
Célis de la Rosa, A.
Sánchez González, Víctor Javier
Arias Merino, E.D.
Velázquez Brizuela, I.E.
Institución
Resumen
It has been suggested that mitochondrial dysfunction and defects in membrane structure could be implied in AD
pathogenesis. The aim of the present work was the study of membrane fluidity in submitochondrial platelet particles and
erythrocyte membranes from Mexican patients. Blood samples were obtained from 30 patients with Alzheimer disease and 30
aged-matched control subjects. Membrane fluidity determinations were done using a very low concentration of the fluorescent
dipyrenylpropane probe incorporated in both types of membranes. This probe is able to give excimer and monomer fluorescence,
therefore it can be used to monitor fluidity changes in biological membranes.
The data obtained showed that in submitochondrial particles from AD patients, the excimer to monomer fluorescent intensity
ratio was lower (0.231 ± 0.008) than aged-matched control subjects (0.363 ± 0.014). Therefore, membrane fluidity was lower
in AD samples. On the other hand, we found similar membrane fluidity in erythrocytes from AD patients and aged-matched
controls: the fluorescent intensity ratios were 0.312 ± 0.03 and 0.305 ± 0.033, respectively. In addition, lipid peroxidation in
submitochondrial particles and erythrocyte membranes was higher in AD samples than in aged-matched controls. These data
suggest that submitochondrial platelet particles are more sensitive to oxidative stress than erythrocyte membranes.