Abstract
Since hyperglycaemia changes fluidity of erythrocyte cell membrane and impair cell deformability, our goal was to characterize light refractive properties of haemoglobin and red blood cells (RBC) in diabetes patients. Microscopic investigation was carried out on intact and in methanol fixed RBCs of diabetes patients with long-term hyperglycaemia (glycosylated haemoglobin >7,5%). Interference microscopy was used for refractive index (RI) measurements at 18 different pH levels in range of 2-13. Results showed that the curves of RI in intact and fixed cells of diabetes patients and fixed cells for control group were of similar configuration, with one branch in alkaline portion, one branch in acidic portion, and two minima and a maximum in neutral portion of pH scale. The curves of RI of intact cells of the control group were with one minimum in the neutral portion of pH scale. The curves of the individuals from the control group overlapped each other (maximum for fixed cells is at pH =6,3; minimum for intact cells at pH =7,2). On the contrary, curves of RI in RBC of diabetes patients were not uniform in the neutral portion and alkaline portion (maximum for fixed and intact cells at pH =6,9). The curves of RI in RBC of diabetes patients in the neutral zone was shifted towards the alkaline end of the pH scale, and the curves of Ri of RBC were lower compared to the control curves.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Optical Diagnostics of Living Cells V |
Editors | Daniel L. Farkas, Robert C. Leif |
Place of Publication | Bellingham |
Publisher | SPIE |
Pages | 291-296 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Volume | 4622 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Optical Diagnostics of Living Cells V - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: 23 Jan 2002 → 25 Jan 2002 https://search.library.uq.edu.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=61UQ&search_scope=61UQ_All&docid=61UQ_ALMA51133084770003131&context=L |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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Publisher | SPIE |
ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
Conference
Conference | Optical Diagnostics of Living Cells V |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Jose, CA |
Period | 23/01/02 → 25/01/02 |
Internet address |
Keywords*
- Glycosylated haemoglobin
- Interference microscopy diabetes
- pH level
- Refractive index
Field of Science*
- 2.5 Materials engineering
- 2.2 Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering
- 1.3 Physical sciences
Publication Type*
- 3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database