Nano alterations of membrane structure on both γ-irradiated and stored human erythrocytes.
Mónica Alessandra Acosta-ElíasAlexel Jesús Burgara-EstrellaJose Andre-I Sarabia-SainzErika Silva-CampaAracely Angulo MolinaKarla Josefina Santacruz-GómezBeatriz CastanedaDiego Soto-PueblaAna Irene Ledesma-OsunaRodrigo Melendrez-AmavizcaMartín R Pedroza-MonteroPublished in: International journal of radiation biology (2017)
Our work shows that the irradiation procedure leads to an increase in the number and size of nanovesicles along with the dose. The functionality of RBC can be affected from changes in the roughness, becoming more fragile and susceptible to breakage.