TY - CHAP AU - Marina Koridze AU - Marina Nagervadze AU - Maria Sarkhaiani AU - Leila Akhvlediani AU - Rusudan Khukhunaishvili AU - Ketevan Dolidze AU - Sophiko Tskvitinidze AU - Shorena Gabaidze AU - Irina Nakashidze AU - Sopio Garakanidze AU - Giorgi Nikolaishvili ED - Kaneez Fatima Shad Y1 - 2021-03-25 PY - 2021 T1 - The Study of Some Possible Risk Factors for Arterial Thrombosis in the Example of Georgian Patients N2 - In addition to carrying haemoglobin for gas exchange, red blood cells (RBCs) or erythrocytes contain a number of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates, making them capable of acting as peripheral biomarkers for many pathological conditions. Early identification of key changes in erythrocytes in response to inflammatory or infectious diseases saves millions of lives worldwide. As such, this book examines the role of RBCs in immunology. Chapters cover such topics as an iron deficiency in erythrocytes, the modulation of oxidative stress (OS) in erythrocytes in bacterial and viral infections, using human foetal astrocytes (HFAs) as an experimental model to measure early predictive biomarkers for hypertension, and more. BT - Erythrocyte SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96121 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.96121 SN - 978-1-83969-121-8 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-27 ER -