Local defects of erythrocytes membranes nanostructure under the action of ultraviolet radiation on blood

The aim is to study the local topological defects of erythrocytes membranes resulting from the action of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on the blood, in vitro. Biological effects of the erythrocytes after exposure to UV radiation with a wavelength λ = 254 nm are much similar to the effects when exposed to γ radiation. It is shown that the oxidative processes that occur in the suspension under the action of UV radiation resulted in disruption of the membranes of erythrocytes nanostructure. In the experiments there were observed typical topological defects of membranes nanostructure. Parameters of defects differ from the characteristics of the control cell membrane nanostructure without irradiation. The characteristic dimensions of topological defects are commensurate with the size of spectrin matrix. As a result of exposure to UV radiation polymorphism of erythrocytes was observed