Abstract
1H spin-echo NMR spectroscopy was used to study changes in glutathione status in intact erythrocytes. The concentration of glutathione in suspensions of erythrocytes in 2H 2O saline is significantly different in cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis than in controls from normal healthy volunteers. It is observed that the methods of separation and suspension affect lactate metabolism in red cells. Incubation of erythrocytes with solutions of the therapeutic agent d-penicillamine in 2H 2O saline produced a change in glutathione resonances which is indicative of an increase in diglutathione concentration. Signals from the methyl groups of penicillamine decreased at a commensurate rate. Incubation of normal cells with plasma from patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had the same blood group as the normal volunteer indicated a much larger fall in glutathione signal with plasma from a patient treated with penicillamine than from a patient on non-steroidal anti-inflammatories.
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