Effects of lead on sialic acid content and survival of rat erythrocytes

Toxicology
K Terayama, M Muratsugu

Abstract

The anemia frequently observed in lead poisoning is thought to result from a shortening of erythrocyte survival in combination with inhibition of hemoglobin synthesis. However, the exact mechanism by which lead shortens erythrocyte survival remains unclear. In the present study, the effects of lead, injected intraperitoneally, on sialic acid content and survival of rat erythrocytes were investigated in order to study the relationship between them. As indices of lead exposure, hemoglobin (Hb) levels, hematocrits (Ht) and blood lead (blood Pb) levels in the injected rats were also examined. Exposure to lead significantly decreased the sialic acid content of the erythrocyte membrane. The decreases in sialic acid content were evident to some extent below a blood Pb level of 100 micrograms/100 ml and generally present at a level of 100 micrograms/100 ml and higher. In the rats exposed to lead a significant negative correlation was found between sialic acid content and the logarithm of blood Pb level. A shortening of erythrocyte survival was also observed in the rats exposed to lead.

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