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Ionophore-mediated swelling of erythrocytes as a therapeutic mechanism in sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by sickle hemoglobin (HbS) which polymerizes under deoxygenated conditions to form a stiff, sickled erythrocyte. The dehydration of sickle erythrocytes increases intracellular HbS concentration and the propensity of erythrocyte sickling. Prevention of this...

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Autores principales: Geisness1, Athena C., Azul, Melissa, Williams, Dillon, Szafraniec, Hannah, De Souza, Daniel C., Higgins, John M., Wood, David K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Fondazione Ferrata Storti 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9152977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34706495
http://dx.doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2021.278666