scholarly journals Estriol Improves Membrane Fluidity of Erythrocytes by the Nitric Oxide-Dependent Mechanism: An Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study.

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazushi TSUDA ◽  
Yukiko SHIMAMOTO ◽  
Keizo KIMURA ◽  
Ichiro NISHIO ◽  
Yoshiaki MASUYAMA
2010 ◽  
Vol 88 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Ajdžanović ◽  
Ivan Spasojević ◽  
Branko Filipović ◽  
Branka Šošić-Jurjević ◽  
Milka Sekulić ◽  
...  

The maintenance of erythrocyte membrane fluidity at the physiological level is an important factor affecting the ability of erythrocytes to pass through blood vessels of small luminal diameter. Genistein and daidzein, which are used as alternative therapeutics in cardiovascular conditions, can be incorporated into the cell membrane and change its fluidity. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of genistein and daidzein on erythrocyte membrane fluidity at graded depths. We used electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and fatty acid spin probes (5-DS and 12-DS) where EPR spectra were dependent on fluidity. The results showed that genistein significantly (p < 0.05) decreased erythrocyte membrane fluidity near the hydrophilic surface, while daidzein significantly (p < 0.05) increased the same parameter in deeper regions of the membrane. These data suggest that the deep fluidizing effects of daidzein on erythrocyte membranes make it a better therapeutic choice than genistein in some cardiovascular conditions.


2010 ◽  
Vol 239 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Ajdžanović ◽  
Ivan Spasojević ◽  
Branka Šošić-Jurjević ◽  
Branko Filipović ◽  
Svetlana Trifunović ◽  
...  

1999 ◽  
Vol 592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Louis Cantin ◽  
Hans Jurgen von Bardeleben

ABSTRACTThe modification of the Si(001)/SiO2 interface and the related interface defect reduction by thermal treatments in nitric oxide (NO) have been studied by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy for 630Å thick and ultrathin (28Å) oxides. The effects of annealing temperature, annealing time and rapid (RTN) or furnace annealing have been explored. Our results show that an appropriate NO treatment can drastically reduce the defect densities if, in addition to N incorporation in the transition layer near the interface, the thermal relaxation of the nitrided oxide is allowed. Our results indicate that NO treatment can lead to “defect free” Si/SiO2 interfaces.


Biochemistry ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 27 (13) ◽  
pp. 4856-4862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Motonari Tsubaki ◽  
Atsuo Hiwatashi ◽  
Yoshiyuki Ichikawa ◽  
Yoshinori Fujimoto ◽  
Nobuo Ikekawa ◽  
...  

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