PMID- 35250640 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220309 IS - 1664-042X (Print) IS - 1664-042X (Electronic) IS - 1664-042X (Linking) VI - 13 DP - 2022 TI - Sex-Specific Differences of Adenosine Triphosphate Levels in Red Blood Cells Isolated From ApoE/LDLR Double-Deficient Mice. PG - 839323 LID - 10.3389/fphys.2022.839323 [doi] LID - 839323 AB - In this study for the first time, we investigated the correlation between sex-specific differences in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels in red blood cells (RBCs) and their mechanical, biochemical, and morphological alterations during the progression of atherosclerosis in ApoE/LDLR double-deficient (ApoE/LDLR(-/-)) mice. Our results indicate that both sex and age affect alterations in RBCs of both ApoE/LDLR(-/-) and C57BL/6J mice. When compared with male RBCs, female RBCs were characterized by lower basal ATP and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), higher hemoglobin concentration (HGB), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), deformability, and phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure levels, regardless of age in both, ApoE/LDLR(-/-) and C57BL/6J mice. ApoE/LDLR(-/-) mice compared with age-matched controls showed lower basal ATP levels regardless of age and sex. Intracellular ATP level of RBCs was decreased solely in senescent female C57BL/6J mice, while it was elevated in males. Basal extracellular ATP levels were 400 times lower than corresponding intracellular level. In conclusion, basal ATP levels, RBC morphology, deformability, PS exposure levels alterations are sex-dependent in mice. Changes in basal ATP levels were correlated with PS exposure and trends of changes in MCV. Trends of changes of the most RBC parameters were similar in both sexes of ApoE/LDLR(-/-) mice compared with age-matched controls; however, their kinetics and levels vary greatly between different stages of disease progression. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Alcicek, Mohaissen, Bulat, Dybas, Szczesny-Malysiak, Kaczmarska, Franczyk-Zarow, Kostogrys and Marzec. FAU - Alcicek, Fatih Celal AU - Alcicek FC AD - Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Mohaissen, Tasnim AU - Mohaissen T AD - Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. AD - Chair and Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Bulat, Katarzyna AU - Bulat K AD - Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. AD - Lukasiewicz Research Network - Krakow Institute of Technology, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Dybas, Jakub AU - Dybas J AD - Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Szczesny-Malysiak, Ewa AU - Szczesny-Malysiak E AD - Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Kaczmarska, Magdalena AU - Kaczmarska M AD - Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Franczyk-Zarow, Magdalena AU - Franczyk-Zarow M AD - Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Kostogrys, Renata AU - Kostogrys R AD - Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Marzec, Katarzyna M AU - Marzec KM AD - Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. AD - Lukasiewicz Research Network - Krakow Institute of Technology, Krakow, Poland. LA - eng SI - figshare/10.6084/m9.figshare.17008216.v1 PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220218 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Physiol JT - Frontiers in physiology JID - 101549006 PMC - PMC8895041 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ApoE/LDLR-/- mice OT - atherosclerosis OT - extracellular ATP OT - intracellular ATP OT - red blood cells OT - sex-related differences COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/03/08 06:00 MHDA- 2022/03/08 06:01 PMCR- 2022/02/18 CRDT- 2022/03/07 06:02 PHST- 2021/12/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/01/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/03/07 06:02 [entrez] PHST- 2022/03/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/03/08 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/02/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fphys.2022.839323 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Physiol. 2022 Feb 18;13:839323. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.839323. eCollection 2022.