Phospholipids Bilayers as Molecular Models for Drug- Membrane Interactions. The Case of the Antiepileptics Phenytoin and Carbamazepine

With the aim to better understand the molecular mechanisms of the interaction of phenytoin and carbamazepine with cell membranes we utilized a well-established model consisting in intact human erythrocytes, isolated unsealed human erythrocyte membranes (IUM) and molecular models of its membrane. The latter consisted of bilayers of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and dimyristoylphosphatidyl-ethanolamine (DMPE), representative of phospholipid classes respectively located in the outer and inner monolayers of erythrocytes and other cell membranes. This report presents the following evidence that phenytoin and carbamazepine interact with membrane phospholipids: a) X-ray diffraction and fluorescence spectroscopy showed that both drugs preferentially interacted with DMPC; b) in IUM, the drugs induced a disordering effect on the polar head groups and acyl chains of the eryhrocyte membrane lipid bilayers; c) electron microscopy observations of human erythrocytes showed the echinocyte formation, an effect due to phenytoin and carbamazepine insertion in the outer monolayer of the red cell membrane.     

Au/硫醇/卵磷脂双层膜的制备及其电化学表征

生命体系的许多过程发生在生物膜上,生物膜模拟体系的制备与研究一直受到人们的重视．自组装单分子膜（ＳｅｌｆＡｓｅｍｂｌｅｄＭｏｎｏｌａｙｅｒｓ,ＳＡＭｓ）特别是在金基底表面的硫醇单分子膜由于其具有良好的稳定性及有序性,因此在基础理论研究及应用技术等方...     

高效液相色谱法测定大鼠肝过氧化物酶体膜磷脂

 用 HPL C测定了过氧化物酶体膜磷脂的含量。用 Folch法提取膜脂质 ,以 μ-Porasil Si60为固定相 ,以乙腈-甲醇 -磷酸为流动相 ,采用梯度洗脱 ,紫外检测波长 2 0 5 nm。标准回收率 :心磷脂 (C)为 (1 0 3 .97± 1 2 .5 7) % ,磷脂酰肌醇 (PI)为 (88.2 3± 5 .42 ) % ,磷脂酰丝氨酸 (PS)为 (90 .3 3± 6.84) % ,磷脂酰乙醇胺 (PE)为 (84.41±1 0 .2 2 ) % ,磷脂酰胆碱 (PC)为 (89.78± 8.70 ) % ,鞘磷脂 (SM)为 (84.0 4± 1 2 .0 6) %。最小检出限分别为 :C1 2ng,PI 8ng,PS 2 3 ng,PE 4ng,PC 2 3 ng,SM 7ng。线性关系与回收率较好 ,结果令人满意。     

制菌霉素与固体支撑磷脂膜的相互作用

为了更好地了解制菌霉素的作用机理, 本文利用表面等离子体共振(SPR)和交流阻抗两种技术, 考察了制菌霉素与不含固醇的固体支撑纯磷脂膜的相互作用, 结果发现, 制菌霉素可与纯磷脂膜相互作用, 并可能在膜上形成微孔.     

电化学法研究多粘菌素B与磷脂酰丝氨酸的相互作用及与其他磷脂的比较

采用头基修饰的磷脂在金电极表面构建了稳定的磷脂双层膜,并使用该膜模拟生物膜对多肽类抗生素多粘菌素B(PMB)和磷脂酰丝氨酸的相互作用进行了研究.PMB可与磷脂酰丝氨酸发生相互作用,破坏双层膜结构,从而使膜的通透性升高.PMB的浓度、作用时间以及膜中胆固醇的存在均影响二者的作用程度.被PMB破坏的双层膜电极在一定程度上可在KC1溶液中重新自组装,且自修复的程度与修复时间和PMB的浓度有关.此外,比较了PMB和多种磷脂之间的作用程度,磷脂的头基、烃链的长度以及不饱和度均会影响二者间的相互作用.     

毛细管气相色谱法测定大白鼠生物膜标本中磷脂脂肪酸的含量

用十七烷酸（Ｃ＿（１７：０））作内标,对大白鼠红细胞膜、肝徽粒体膜、心肌细胞线粒体膜等生物细胞膜中磷脂脂肪酸含量进行毛细管气相色谱分析。通过低温差速离心,从大白鼠血、肝及心组织中获得纯净的红细胞膜、肝微粒体膜及心肌细胞线粒体膜。用正己烷萃取去掉可能残存于膜样品中的游离脂肪酸,用氯仿甲醇混合提取液提取膜类脂,以５％三氯化用甲醇溶液加热回流,使磷脂脂肪酸水解并甲酯化,其平均酯化率为９４．５％。对各次加入不同量Ｃ＿（１２：０）→Ｃ＿（２２：６）的回收率为９４．５％～９９．８％。     

A Novel Approach for the Surface Modification of Polymeric Membrane with Phospholipid Polymer

A new economic and convenient method to modify the surface of microporous polypropylene (PP) membranes with phospholipid polymer was given. The process included the photo-irradiated graft polymerization of N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and the ring-opening reaction of the grafted polyDMAEMA with 2-alkyloxy-2-oxide-1,3,2-dioxo-phospholanes (AOP). Four AOPs, whose alkyloxy groups consisted of dodecyl, tetradecyl,hexadecyl and octadecyl moieties, were used to convert the grafted polyDMAEMA to phospholipidpolymers. FT-IR spectra confirmed the chemical change of membrane surface. Platelets adhesion experiment indicated that PP membrane with excellent blood compatible surface could be fabricated by this method.     

Advances in Artificial Cell Membrane Systems as a Platform for Reconstituting Ion Channels

An artificial cell membrane that is composed of bilayer lipid membranes (BLMs) with transmembrane proteins incorporated within them represents a well‐defined system for the analysis of membrane proteins, especially ion channel proteins that are major targets for drug design. Because the BLM system has a high compatibility with recently developed cell‐free expression systems, it has attracted attention as a next‐generation drug screening system. However, three issues associated with BLM systems, i. e., their instability, the need for non‐volatile organic solvents and a low efficiency of ion channel incorporation, have limited their use as a drug screening platform. In this personal account, we discuss our recent approaches to address these issues based on microfabrication. We also discuss the potential for using the BLM system combined with cell‐free expression systems as a drug screening system for future personalized medicine.     

Phosphonium Boranes for the Selective Transport of Fluoride Anions across Artificial Phospholipid Membranes

With the view of developing selective transmembrane anion transporters, a series of phosphonium boranes of general formula [p‐RPh₂P(C₆H₄)BMes₂]⁺ have been synthesized and evaluated. The results demonstrate that variation of the R group appended to the phosphorus atom informs the lipophilicity of these compounds, their Lewis acidity, as well as their transport activity. Anion transport experiments in POPC‐based large unilamellar vesicles show that these main‐group cations are highly selective for the fluoride anion, which is transported more than 20 times faster than the chloride anion. Finally, this work shows that the anion transport properties of these compounds are extremely sensitive to the steric crowding about the boron atom, pointing to the crucial involvement of the Group 13 element as the anion binding site.     

甲基多巴透过POPC磷脂双层膜过程的分子动力学模拟

采用分子动力学模拟研究甲基多巴分子透过磷脂双层膜的动力学机制.研究所采用的磷脂双层膜是一种卵磷脂脂质分子双层膜,即1-棕榈酰-2-油酰-卵磷脂(POPC)双层膜,分子动力学模拟基于Gromacs程序.通过分子动力学模拟获得甲基多巴透过POPC双层膜的自由能垒是99.9 kJ·mol-1(310 K),显示甲基多巴分子可以透过细胞生物膜.模拟获得甲基多巴在POPC双层膜中间层扩散运动的自由能垒是16.9-27.7 kJ·mol-1(310 K),证明甲基多巴分子在细胞膜中间层容易扩散.研究工作加深了对甲基多巴治疗高血压病机制的理解,促进研发治疗高血压病的新药物.     

甲基多巴透过POPC磷脂双层膜过程的分子动力学模拟

采用分子动力学模拟研究甲基多巴分子透过磷脂双层膜的动力学机制. 研究所采用的磷脂双层膜是一种卵磷脂脂质分子双层膜,即1-棕榈酰-2-油酰-卵磷脂（POPC）双层膜,分子动力学模拟基于Gromacs程序. 通过分子动力学模拟获得甲基多巴透过POPC双层膜的自由能垒是99.9 kJ·mol^-1（310 K）,显示甲基多巴分子可以透过细胞生物膜. 模拟获得甲基多巴在POPC双层膜中间层扩散运动的自由能垒是16.9-27.7 kJ·mol^-1（310 K）,证明甲基多巴分子在细胞膜中间层容易扩散. 研究工作加深了对甲基多巴治疗高血压病机制的理解,促进研发治疗高血压病的新药物.     

Dissociation of the Signaling Protein K-Ras4B from Lipid Membranes Induced by a Molecular Tweezer

Oncogenic Ras mutations occur in more than 30 % of human cancers. K-Ras4B is the most frequently mutated isoform of Ras proteins. Development of effective K-Ras4B inhibitors has been challenging, hence new approaches to inhibit this oncogenic protein are urgently required. The polybasic domain of K-Ras4B with its stretch of lysine residues is essential for its plasma membrane targeting and localization. Employing CD and fluorescence spectroscopy, confocal fluorescence, and atomic force microscopy we show that the molecular tweezer CLR01 is able to efficiently bind to the lysine stretch in the polybasic domain of K-Ras4B, resulting in dissociation of the K-Ras4B protein from the lipid membrane and disintegration of K-Ras4B nanoclusters in the lipid bilayer. These results suggest that targeting of the polybasic domain of K-Ras4B by properly designed tweezers might represent an effective strategy for inactivation of K-Ras4B signaling.     

A kinetic model for the effects of vanadate on human erythrocyte membrane

The effects of vanadate on human erythrocyte membrane have been investigated with stopped-flow and equilibrium fluorescence quenching techniques. The equilibrium study showed a half-quenching concentration (K_(1/2)) of 0.27 mmol·L~(-1). The stopped-flow experiment exhibited a fast rise (t_(1、2)~f～1s) and a slow drop (t_(1/2)~s 1～2 min) in fluorescence. Based on the results and that from the across membrane transport of vanadate, a kinetic model is proposed which suggests that the membrane proteins experience a series of conformational changes before and during the quenching of the intrinsic fluorescence. These changes are induced mainly by three kinds of interactions: (i) the long-distance, non-specific interaction between the vanadate and the erythrocyte membrane surface, (ⅱ) the charge interaction between the vanadate and parts of the membrane proteins, and(ⅲ) the binding of the vanadate to some membrane proteins.     

Oxygen-Depleted Calixarenes as Ligands for Molecular Models of Galactose Oxidase

A calix[4]arene ligand, in which two of the phenol functions are replaced by pyrazole units has been employed to mimic the His₂–Tyr₂ (His: histidine, Tyr: tyrosine) ligand sphere within the active site of the galactose oxidase (GO). The calixarene backbone forces the corresponding copper(II) complex into a see-saw-type structure, which is hitherto unprecedented in GO modelling chemistry. It undergoes a one-electron oxidation that is centered at the phenolate donor leading to a copper-coordinated phenoxyl radical like in the GO. Accordingly, the complex was tested as a functional model and indeed proved capable of oxidizing benzyl alcohol to the respective aldehyde using two phenoxyl-radical equivalents as oxidants. Finally, the results show that the calixarene platform can be utilized to arrange donor functions to biomimetic binding pockets that allow for the creation of novel types of model compounds.     

Isobavachalcone as an Active Membrane Perturbing Agent and Inhibitor of ABCB1 Multidrug Transporter

Isobavachalcone (IBC) is an active substance from the medicinal plant Psoralea corylifolia. This prenylated chalcone was reported to possess antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and anticancer activities. Multidrug resistance (MDR) associated with the over-expression of the transporters of vast substrate specificity such as ABCB1 (P-glycoprotein) belongs to the main causes of cancer chemotherapy failure. The cytotoxic, MDR reversing, and ABCB1-inhibiting potency of isobavachalcone was studied in two cellular models: human colorectal adenocarcinoma HT29 cell line and its resistant counterpart HT29/Dx in which doxorubicin resistance was induced by prolonged drug treatment, and the variant of MDCK cells transfected with the human gene encoding ABCB1. Because MDR modulators are frequently membrane-active substances, the interaction of isobavachalcone with model phosphatidylcholine bilayers was studied by means of differential scanning calorimetry. Molecular modeling was employed to characterize the process of membrane permeation by isobavachalcone. IBC interacted with ABCB1 transporter, being a substrate and/or competitive inhibitor of ABCB1. Moreover, IBC intercalated into model membranes, significantly affecting the parameters of their main phospholipid phase transition. It was concluded that isobavachalcone interfered both with the lipid phase of cellular membrane and with ABCB1 transporter, and for this reason, its activity in MDR cancer cells was presumptively beneficial.     

The Role of Binary and Many-center Molecular Interactions in Spin Crossover in the Solid State. Part III. Expressing Many-body Interactions

Summary. The approach of molecular potentials describing the shape of transition curves of spin crossover in the solid state developed earlier has been extended to many-body interactions characterized by the Axilrod-Teller potential. An improved procedure for the minimization of energy developed for this case is presented. Calculations for systems involving Lennard-Jones, electric dipole–dipole, and dispersive Axilrod-Teller triple interactions yield non-zero asymmetries of splittings in expanded/compressed systems alone. The excess energy is unaffected by the Axilrod-Teller potential. Triple interactions of the Axilrod-Teller type thus increase the sensitivity of a transition curve towards compression. Another approach presented employs the deviations of molecules from positions of mechanical equilibrium set up by the known binary potential. In the approximation of small perturbations these deviations are proportional to the gradients of many-center potentials. This allows one to parametrically define non-ideality parameters as functions of gradients of triple potentials of unknown types. Employing regularization bounds an adequate parameterization of experimental transition curve of spin crossover has been achieved in terms of parameters of Lennard-Jones potential and relative deviations of molecules from the position of mechanical equilibrium.     

The Role of Binary and Many-center Molecular Interactions in Spin Crossover in the Solid State. Part III. Expressing Many-body Interactions

The approach of molecular potentials describing the shape of transition curves of spin crossover in the solid state developed earlier has been extended to many-body interactions characterized by the Axilrod-Teller potential. An improved procedure for the minimization of energy developed for this case is presented. Calculations for systems involving Lennard-Jones, electric dipole–dipole, and dispersive Axilrod-Teller triple interactions yield non-zero asymmetries of splittings in expanded/compressed systems alone. The excess energy is unaffected by the Axilrod-Teller potential. Triple interactions of the Axilrod-Teller type thus increase the sensitivity of a transition curve towards compression. Another approach presented employs the deviations of molecules from positions of mechanical equilibrium set up by the known binary potential. In the approximation of small perturbations these deviations are proportional to the gradients of many-center potentials. This allows one to parametrically define non-ideality parameters as functions of gradients of triple potentials of unknown types. Employing regularization bounds an adequate parameterization of experimental transition curve of spin crossover has been achieved in terms of parameters of Lennard-Jones potential and relative deviations of molecules from the position of mechanical equilibrium.