Key Points • Bending stress exerted on the plasma membrane by sickle hemoglobin polymerization enhances sulfatide-mediated adhesion of mature erythrocytes in SCD.• Inflammatory sphingomyelinase activity could result in abnormal adhesion… Click to show full abstract
Key Points • Bending stress exerted on the plasma membrane by sickle hemoglobin polymerization enhances sulfatide-mediated adhesion of mature erythrocytes in SCD.• Inflammatory sphingomyelinase activity could result in abnormal adhesion and membrane damage in sickle mature erythrocytes.
               
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