Effect of alloxan induced mild insulin dependent diabetes mellitus on rat erythrocyte cytosolic dehydrogenases
Gupta, D.K.; Ahmad, F.; Suhail, M.
Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 34(3): 262-263
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5189 PMID: 8781036 Document Number: 456858
In order to understand how the red cell of mild insulin dependent diabetes. mellitus rat perform the normal physiological function and maintain integrity cytosolic dehydrogenases were assayed. Lactate dehydrogenase produces the cofactor for glycolytic enzymes while glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase produces the coenzymes for oxygen radical scavenging enzymes. Decrease in activity of cytosolic dehydrogenase renders diabetic erythrocyte population more susceptible to oxidant stress.