Biomedical subjects

A Othmane

Publications and source records attributed to A Othmane.

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PubMed2002

Red blood cells imaging and antigen-antibody interaction measurement.

In the present study the atomic force microscope (AFM) was used to image the surface morphology of red blood cells (RBC) for the first time. The AFM yielded very reproducible images without appreciable modifications of the sample surfaces. In addition to this topographical imaging, we have developed an experimental approach to measure the binding strength between antibody (anti-A), and the RBC antigen A, when reversible bonds between specific molecules such as antigen and antibody mediate the adhesion. The experimental results suggest that the procedure established here may be used for specific antibody detection. This study has also enhanced our understanding under physiological conditions of molecular interaction in particular antigen-antibody.

ABO Blood-Group System↗

PubMed2002

Investigating specific antigen/antibody binding with the atomic force microscope.

The aim of this work is to detect immune complexes without any kind of labelling of each of the immunological species, with a view to create a very sensitive biosensor. This is achieved by using the atomic force microscopy. We have proceeded by imaging the antibody (anti-rabbit IgG) or anti-rabbit IgG moieties adsorbed onto mica surface, before and after incubation of two kinds of antigens: a specific (rabbit IgG) and a non-specific one (sheep IgG). The analysis using the height histograms reveals many interesting features. We propose a general framework for interpreting these analysis, which enables the discrimination between specific and non-specific complexes.

Adsorption↗

PubMed1990

Influence of altered phospholipid composition of the membrane outer layer on red blood cell aggregation: relation to shape changes and glycocalyx structure.

Reversible aggregation of erythrocytes was investigated after alteration of the phospholipid content in the membrane outer leaflet either by disturbance of endogenous transmembrane lipid asymmetry through changes in cellular free calcium, or by incorporation of exogenous lyso-derivatives. It was found that both calcium loading and lyso-phosphatidylcholine (LPC) addition induce a strong increase in red cell-red cell adhesive energy, whereas lyso-phosphatidylserine (LPS), added in the same amount as LPC, does not. Red cell morphological studies show differences in the shape change efficiency of LPS, LPC and calcium loading. However, it was further demonstrated that shape change is not directly responsible for the observed adhesive energy increase, since neuraminidase or trypsin treatment abolish this increase, even though the shape changes induced by alteration of phospholipid organization are not affected. The latter experiment strongly suggests that the red cell adhesive energy increase results from an alteration of the glycocalyx structure, which could be in turn a consequence of the shape change.

Calcium↗