Liquid crystalline properties of rheumatoid arthritis erythrocyte ghosts: A polarized light microscopy study

Authors

  • Mark Lexter K. Pagcu National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Vallerie Ann A. Innis National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Zenaida B. Domingo National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

Liquid crystalline textures of Normal (N) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) inflicted erythrocyte ghosts (EG) were studied to determine characteristics of the membrane. This is to obtain a macroscopic description of the cell in the normal and abnormal states. N and RA were studied by optical microscopy having N as a reference and both revealed birefringence. N displayed more textures of the lamellar phase. RA exhibited deformed lamellar and hexagonal phase textures in broken sample boundaries. The hexagonal phase was dominant in the RA sample as shown by the batonnets more prominent in the textures. Development of this research may be of value in diagnostic and curative medicine as well.

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Published

2001-10-24

How to Cite

[1]
MLK Pagcu, VAA Innis, and ZB Domingo, Liquid crystalline properties of rheumatoid arthritis erythrocyte ghosts: A polarized light microscopy study, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 19, SPP-2001-W3B-2 (2001). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2001-W3B-2.