Abstract
This study was performed to determine whether or not hyperglycemia in diabetes results in elevated levels of lipid peroxidation products in red blood cells (RBC). Diabetes was induced in rats by treatment with streptozotocin. The level of lipid peroxidation products was examined in fresh RBC by measuring their thiobarbituric acid (TBA) reactivity after 2 and 4 months of induction of diabetes. Hyperglycemia was assessed by measuring the level of glycosylated hemoglobin and blood glucose. Results show that lipid peroxidation levels were significantly higher (50% to 84%) in RBC of diabetic rats than in controls. The increase in the level of lipid peroxidation was blocked in diabetic rats in which hyperglycemia was controlled by insulin treatment. Among phospholipid classes, relative percentage of sphingomyelin (SM) was significantly reduced in RBC at both 2 and 4 months of diabetes; whereas phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) levels were higher in RBC at 4 months of diabetes only. The level of phosphatidylcholine (PC) did not differ significantly between RBC of control and diabetic rats. This study suggests a significantly altered lipid composition and an accumulation of lipid peroxidation products in RBC of streptozotocin-treated diabetic rats.
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