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sorbitol in erythrocytes<br />

(nmol/mLRBC)<br />

glucose<br />

5.5mM<br />

glucose<br />

30mM<br />

glucose<br />

ellagic<br />

acid<br />

1 mg/L<br />

glucose<br />

glucose<br />

glucose<br />

30mM 30mM 30mM 30mM<br />

+ + + +<br />

ellagic<br />

acid<br />

3 mg/L<br />

ellagic<br />

acid<br />

10 mg/L<br />

Epalrestat<br />

3 mg/L<br />

Figure 10 Ellagic acid inhibits the accumulati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sorbitol in<br />

rerythrocytes<br />

Blood was collected into a heparinized tube from the abdominal aorta <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the rats.<br />

Erythrocytes were obtained by centrifugati<strong>on</strong> at 2000 xg and washed with cold<br />

saline twice. 1 ml <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> erythrocytes was added into 3 ml <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Kreb’s-Ringer<br />

bicarb<strong>on</strong>ate buffer, c<strong>on</strong>taining 30 mM glucose and each compound dissolved in<br />

30 μL <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and was incubated at 37 ℃ in 5 % CO2 in<br />

air for 3 h. At the end <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> incubati<strong>on</strong> periods, red blood cells were separated by<br />

centrifugati<strong>on</strong>, washed, and precipitated with cold 6 % perchloric acid. <strong>The</strong><br />

supernatant was neutralized with a same volume <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 0.5 M Na3PO4 (pH 11).<br />

<strong>The</strong> sorbitol c<strong>on</strong>tents were measured enzymatically by the sorbitol<br />

dehydrogenase reacti<strong>on</strong>. <strong>The</strong> amount <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sorbitol is proporti<strong>on</strong>al to the formati<strong>on</strong><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> NADPH as measured by the increase in fluorescence under the excitati<strong>on</strong> and<br />

emissi<strong>on</strong> at 355 and 460 nm, respectively.

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