Rapamycin mitigates erythrocyte membrane transport functions and oxidative stress during aging in rats

  • Abhishek Kumar Singh
  • , Sandeep Singh
  • , Geetika Garg
  • , Syed Ibrahim Rizvi*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Erythrocyte membrane is a suitable model to study various metabolic and physiological functions as it undergoes variety of biochemical changes during aging. An age-dependent modulatory effect of rapamycin on erythrocyte membrane functions is completely unknown. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of rapamycin on age-dependent impaired activities of transporters/exchangers, altered levels of redox biomarkers, viz. protein carbonyl (PC), lipid hydroperoxides (LHs), total thiol (–SH), sialic acid (SA) and intracellular calcium ion [Ca2+]i, and osmotic fragility of erythrocyte membrane. A significant reduction in membrane-bound activities of Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) and Ca2+-ATPase (PMCA), and levels of –SH and SA was observed along with a simultaneous induction in Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE) activity and levels of [Ca2+]i, PC, LH and osmotic fragility in old-aged rats. Rapamycin was found to be a promising age-delaying drug that significantly reversed the aging-induced impaired activities of membrane-bound ATPases and altered levels of redox biomarkers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-53
Number of pages9
JournalArchives of Physiology and Biochemistry
Volume124
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01-01-2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physiology
  • Physiology (medical)

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