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Gurunian A, Dean DA. Modeling and simulation of current-clamp electroporation. Bioelectrochemistry 2022; 147:108162. [PMID: 35691267 PMCID: PMC10084880 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2022.108162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Current-Clamp electroporation refers to the application of a constant current across a membrane which results in voltage fluctuations due to the creation of electropores. This method allows for the measurement of electroporation across a long timescale (minutes) and facilitates the comparison between experimental and theoretical studies. Of particular interest is the claim in the literature that current-clamp electroporation results in the creation of a single pore. We simulated current-clamp electroporation using the Smoluchowski and Langevin equations and identified two possible mechanisms to explain the observed voltage fluctuations. The voltage fluctuations may be due to a single pore or a few pores growing and shrinking via a negative feedback mechanism or the opening and closing of pores in a larger population of pores. Our results suggest that current-clamp conditions do not necessarily result in the creation of a single pore. Additionally, we showed that the Langevin model is more accurate than the Smoluchowski model under conditions where there are only a few pores.
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- Anthony Gurunian
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
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Ruiz-Fernández AR, Campos L, Gutierrez-Maldonado SE, Núñez G, Villanelo F, Perez-Acle T. Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field (nsPEF): Opening the Biotechnological Pandora’s Box. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23116158. [PMID: 35682837 PMCID: PMC9181413 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23116158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field (nsPEF) is an electrostimulation technique first developed in 1995; nsPEF requires the delivery of a series of pulses of high electric fields in the order of nanoseconds into biological tissues or cells. They primary effects in cells is the formation of membrane nanopores and the activation of ionic channels, leading to an incremental increase in cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration, which triggers a signaling cascade producing a variety of effects: from apoptosis up to cell differentiation and proliferation. Further, nsPEF may affect organelles, making nsPEF a unique tool to manipulate and study cells. This technique is exploited in a broad spectrum of applications, such as: sterilization in the food industry, seed germination, anti-parasitic effects, wound healing, increased immune response, activation of neurons and myocites, cell proliferation, cellular phenotype manipulation, modulation of gene expression, and as a novel cancer treatment. This review thoroughly explores both nsPEF’s history and applications, with emphasis on the cellular effects from a biophysics perspective, highlighting the role of ionic channels as a mechanistic driver of the increase in cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration.
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- Alvaro R. Ruiz-Fernández
- Computational Biology Lab, Centro Científico y Tecnológico de Excelencia Ciencia & Vida, Fundación Ciencia & Vida, Santiago 7780272, Chile; (L.C.); (S.E.G.-M.); (G.N.); (F.V.)
- Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad San Sebastian, Bellavista 7, Santiago 8420524, Chile
- Correspondence: (A.R.R.-F.); (T.P.-A.)
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- Computational Biology Lab, Centro Científico y Tecnológico de Excelencia Ciencia & Vida, Fundación Ciencia & Vida, Santiago 7780272, Chile; (L.C.); (S.E.G.-M.); (G.N.); (F.V.)
- Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad San Sebastian, Bellavista 7, Santiago 8420524, Chile
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- Computational Biology Lab, Centro Científico y Tecnológico de Excelencia Ciencia & Vida, Fundación Ciencia & Vida, Santiago 7780272, Chile; (L.C.); (S.E.G.-M.); (G.N.); (F.V.)
- Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad San Sebastian, Bellavista 7, Santiago 8420524, Chile
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- Computational Biology Lab, Centro Científico y Tecnológico de Excelencia Ciencia & Vida, Fundación Ciencia & Vida, Santiago 7780272, Chile; (L.C.); (S.E.G.-M.); (G.N.); (F.V.)
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- Computational Biology Lab, Centro Científico y Tecnológico de Excelencia Ciencia & Vida, Fundación Ciencia & Vida, Santiago 7780272, Chile; (L.C.); (S.E.G.-M.); (G.N.); (F.V.)
- Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad San Sebastian, Bellavista 7, Santiago 8420524, Chile
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- Computational Biology Lab, Centro Científico y Tecnológico de Excelencia Ciencia & Vida, Fundación Ciencia & Vida, Santiago 7780272, Chile; (L.C.); (S.E.G.-M.); (G.N.); (F.V.)
- Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad San Sebastian, Bellavista 7, Santiago 8420524, Chile
- Correspondence: (A.R.R.-F.); (T.P.-A.)
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Experimental Investigations on the Conductance of Lipid Membranes under Differential Hydrostatic Pressure. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12050479. [PMID: 35629805 PMCID: PMC9144669 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12050479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The unassisted transport of inorganic ions through lipid membranes has become increasingly relevant to an expansive range of biological phenomena. Recent simulations indicate a strong influence of a lipid membrane's curvature on its permeability, which may be part of the overall cell sensitivity to mechanical stimulation. However, most ionic permeability experiments employ a flat, uncurved lipid membrane, which disregards the physiological relevance of curvature on such investigations. To fill this gap in our knowledge, we adapted a traditional experimental system consisting of a planar lipid membrane, which we exposed to a controlled, differential hydrostatic pressure. Our electrophysiology experiments indicate a strong correlation between the changes in membrane geometry elicited by the application of pressure, as inferred from capacitance measurements, and the resulting conductance. Our experiments also confirmed the well-established influence of cholesterol addition to lipid membranes in adjusting their mechanical properties and overall permeability. Therefore, the proposed experimental system may prove useful for a better understanding of the intricate connections between membrane mechanics and adjustments of cellular functionalities upon mechanical stimulation, as well as for confirmation of predictions made by simulations and theoretical modeling.
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Kramar P, Miklavčič D. Effect of the cholesterol on electroporation of planar lipid bilayer. Bioelectrochemistry 2022; 144:108004. [PMID: 34864271 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2021.108004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Electroporation threshold depends on the membrane composition, with cholesterol being one of its key components already studied in the past, but the results were inconclusive. The aim of our study was to determine behaviour of planar lipid bilayers with varying cholesterol concentrations under electric field. This would give us a better insight into cholesterol effect on membrane properties during electroporation process, since cholesterol is one of the major components of biological membranes and plays a crucial role in membrane organisation, dynamics, and function. Planar lipid bilayers were prepared from phosphatidylcholine lipids with 0, 20, 30, 50 and 80 mol% cholesterol. Capacitance was measured using the discharge method. Results show no statistical difference of cBLM between the cholesterol concentrations. Breakdown voltage Ubr of planar lipid bilayers was measured by means of linear rising voltage with seven different slopes. Obtained results were fitted to a strength-duration curve, where parameter Ubrmin represents minimal breakdown voltage, and parameter τRC represents the inclination of the strength-duration curve. Adding cholesterol to planar lipid bilayer gradually increased its Ubrmin until 50 mol% cholesterol concentration. Afterwards at 80 mol% Ubrmin does not further increase, in fact it reduces by 20% of the Ubrmin at 50 mol% cholesterol concentration.
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- Peter Kramar
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Slovenia.
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Slovenia
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Naumowicz M, Kusaczuk M, Zając M, Jabłońska-Trypuć A, Mikłosz A, Gál M, Worobiczuk M, Kotyńska J. The influence of the pH on the incorporation of caffeic acid into biomimetic membranes and cancer cells. Sci Rep 2022; 12:3692. [PMID: 35256690 PMCID: PMC8901767 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07700-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Caffeic acid (CA) is a phenolic compound synthesized by all plant species. It constitutes the main hydroxycinnamic acid found in human diet and presents a variety of beneficial effects including anticancer activity. Current data suggests essential role of the interplay between anticancer drugs and the cell membrane. Given this, biophysical interactions between CA and cancer cells or biomimetic membranes were investigated. Glioblastoma cell line U118MG and colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line DLD-1, as well as lipid bilayers and liposomes, were used as in vitro models. Electrophoretic light scattering was used to assess the effect of CA on the surface charge of cancer cells and liposomal membranes. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was chosen to evaluate CA-dependent modulatory effect on the electrical capacitance and electrical resistance of the bilayers. Our results suggest that CA fulfills physicochemical criteria determining drug-like properties of chemical compounds, and may serve as a potential cytostatic agent in cancer treatment.
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Water Pores in Planar Lipid Bilayers at Fast and Slow Rise of Transmembrane Voltage. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:membranes11040263. [PMID: 33916447 PMCID: PMC8067013 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11040263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Basic understanding of the barrier properties of biological membranes can be obtained by studying model systems, such as planar lipid bilayers. Here, we study water pores in planar lipid bilayers in the presence of transmembrane voltage. Planar lipid bilayers were exposed to fast and slow linearly increasing voltage and current signals. We measured the capacitance, breakdown voltage, and rupture time of planar lipid bilayers composed of 1-pamitoyl 2-oleoyl phosphatidylcholine (POPC), 1-pamitoyl 2-oleoyl phosphatidylserine (POPS), and a mixture of both lipids in a 1:1 ratio. Based on the measurements, we evaluated the change in the capacitance of the planar lipid bilayer corresponding to water pores, the radius of water pores at membrane rupture, and the fraction of the area of the planar lipid bilayer occupied by water pores.planar lipid bilayer capacitance, which corresponds to water pores, water pore radius at the membrane rupture, and a fraction of the planar lipid bilayer area occupied by water pores. The estimated pore radii determining the rupture of the planar lipid bilayer upon fast build-up of transmembrane voltage are 0.101 nm, 0.110 nm, and 0.106 nm for membranes composed of POPC, POPS, and POPC:POPS, respectively. The fraction of the surface occupied by water pores at the moment of rupture of the planar lipid bilayer The fraction of an area that is occupied by water pores at the moment of planar lipid bilayer rupture is in the range of 0.1–1.8%.
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Naumowicz M, Zając M, Kusaczuk M, Gál M, Kotyńska J. Electrophoretic Light Scattering and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Studies of Lipid Bilayers Modified by Cinnamic Acid and Its Hydroxyl Derivatives. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:membranes10110343. [PMID: 33203075 PMCID: PMC7697760 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10110343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Pharmacological efficiency of active compounds is largely determined by their membrane permeability. Thus, identification of drug-membrane interactions seems to be a crucial element determining drug-like properties of chemical agents. Yet, knowledge of this issue is still lacking. Since chemoprevention based on natural compounds such as cinnamic acid (CinA), p-coumaric acid (p-CoA) and ferulic (FA) is becoming a strong trend in modern oncopharmacology, determination of physicochemical properties of these anticancer compounds is highly important. Here, electrophoretic light scattering and impedance spectroscopy were applied to study the effects of these phenolic acids on electrical properties of bilayers formed from 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC), 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-l-serine (PS) or DOPC-PS mixture. After phenolic acid treatment, the negative charge of membranes increased in alkaline pH solutions, but not in acidic ones. The impedance data showed elevated values of both the electrical capacitance and the electrical resistance. We concluded that at acidic pH all tested compounds were able to solubilize into the membrane and permeate it. At neutral and alkaline pH, the CinA could be partially inserted into the bilayers, whereas p-CoA and FA could be anchored at the bilayer surface. Our results indicate that the electrochemical methods might be crucial for predicting pharmacological activity and bioavailability of phenolic acids.
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- Monika Naumowicz
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, K. Ciolkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-8573-880-71
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- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Bialystok, K. Ciolkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2A, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland;
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- Department of Inorganic Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia;
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, K. Ciolkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland;
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Naumowicz M, Kusaczuk M, Kruszewski MA, Gál M, Krętowski R, Cechowska-Pasko M, Kotyńska J. The modulating effect of lipid bilayer/p-coumaric acid interactions on electrical properties of model lipid membranes and human glioblastoma cells. Bioorg Chem 2019; 92:103242. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Kruszewski M, Kusaczuk M, Kotyńska J, Gál M, Krętowski R, Cechowska-Pasko M, Naumowicz M. The effect of quercetin on the electrical properties of model lipid membranes and human glioblastoma cells. Bioelectrochemistry 2018; 124:133-141. [PMID: 30029034 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2018.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Quercetin is a naturally-occurring flavonoid claimed to exert many beneficial health effects. In this report, the influence of quercetin on the surface charge of phosphatidylcholine liposomes and human glioblastoma LN-229 and LN-18 cells was studied using microelectrophoretic mobility measurements. The effect of quercetin on the electrical resistance and capacitance of bilayer lipid membranes was analyzed via electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The results showed that after flavonoid treatment, the cell lines demonstrated changes in surface charge only in alkaline pH solutions, whereas there were no significant alterations in quercetin-treated vs. control cells in acidic pH solutions. The same tendency was found for liposomal membranes proving that quercetin insertion into membranes is strongly pH-dependent. Capacitance and resistance measurements conducted in acidic electrolyte solutions demonstrated an increase in both electrical parameters, indicating an increased amount of quercetin inserted into the bilayers. Moreover, the cytotoxic effect of quercetin confirms that the flavonoid enters the cells and perturbs the proliferation of LN-229 and LN-18 glioblastoma cell lines. As such, our results indicate that the specific localization of quercetin, membrane-bound or cell-entering, might be crucial for its pharmacological activity. However, further studies are necessary prior to applying these physicochemical measurements as standard methods of evaluating drug activity.
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- Marcin Kruszewski
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, K. Ciolkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2A, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, K. Ciolkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland
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- Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Department of Inorganic Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2A, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2A, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, K. Ciolkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland.
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Atkins RM, Fawcett TJ, Gilbert R, Hoff AM, Connolly R, Brown DW, Llewellyn AJ, Jaroszeski MJ. Impedance spectroscopy as an indicator for successful in vivo electric field mediated gene delivery in a murine model. Bioelectrochemistry 2017; 115:33-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2017.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Revised: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Liu ZW, Han Z, Zeng XA, Sun DW, Aadil RM. Effects of vesicle components on the electro-permeability of lipid bilayers of vesicles induced by pulsed electric fields (PEF) treatment. J FOOD ENG 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2016.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Vernier PT, Levine ZA, Ho MC, Xiao S, Semenov I, Pakhomov AG. Picosecond and Terahertz Perturbation of Interfacial Water and Electropermeabilization of Biological Membranes. J Membr Biol 2015; 248:837-47. [PMID: 25796485 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-015-9788-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Non-thermal probing and stimulation with subnanosecond electric pulses and terahertz electromagnetic radiation may lead to new, minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and to methods for remote monitoring and analysis of biological systems, including plants, animals, and humans. To effectively engineer these still-emerging tools, we need an understanding of the biophysical mechanisms underlying the responses that have been reported to these novel stimuli. We show here that subnanosecond (≤500 ps) electric pulses induce action potentials in neurons and cause calcium transients in neuroblastoma-glioma hybrid cells, and we report complementary molecular dynamics simulations of phospholipid bilayers in electric fields in which membrane permeabilization occurs in less than 1 ns. Water dipoles in the interior of these model membranes respond in less than 1 ps to permeabilizing electric potentials by aligning in the direction of the field, and they re-orient at terahertz frequencies to field reversals. The mechanism for subnanosecond lipid electropore formation is similar to that observed on longer time scales-energy-minimizing intrusions of interfacial water into the membrane interior and subsequent reorganization of the bilayer into hydrophilic, conductive structures.
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- P Thomas Vernier
- Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion University, 4211 Monarch Way, Norfolk, VA, 23508, USA,
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Polak A, Velikonja A, Kramar P, Tarek M, Miklavčič D. Electroporation threshold of POPC lipid bilayers with incorporated polyoxyethylene glycol (C12E8). J Phys Chem B 2014; 119:192-200. [PMID: 25495217 DOI: 10.1021/jp509789m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Electroporation relates to a phenomenon in which cell membranes are permeabilized after being exposed to high electric fields. On the molecular level, the mechanism is not yet fully elucidated, although a considerable body of experiments and molecular dynamic (MD) simulations were performed on model membranes. Here we present the results of a combined theoretical and experimental investigation of electroporation of palmitoy-oleoyl-phosphatidylcholine (POPC) bilayers with incorporated polyoxyethylene glycol (C12E8) surfactants. The experimental results show a slight increase of the capacitance and a 22% decrease of the voltage breakdown upon addition of C12E8 to pure POPC bilayers. These results were qualitatively confirmed by the MD simulations. They later revealed that the polyoxyethylene glycol molecules play a major role in the formation of hydrophilic pores in the bilayers above the electroporation threshold. The headgroup moieties of the latter are indeed embedded in the interior of the bilayer, which favors formation of water wires that protrude into its hydrophobic core. When the water wires extend across the whole bilayer, they form channels stabilized by the C12E8 head groups. These hydrophilic channels can transport ions across the membrane without the need of major lipid head-group rearrangements.
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- Andraž Polak
- University of Ljubljana , Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Tržaška cesta 25, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Casciola M, Bonhenry D, Liberti M, Apollonio F, Tarek M. A molecular dynamic study of cholesterol rich lipid membranes: comparison of electroporation protocols. Bioelectrochemistry 2014; 100:11-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2014.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2013] [Revised: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Polak A, Tarek M, Tomšič M, Valant J, Ulrih NP, Jamnik A, Kramar P, Miklavčič D. Electroporation of archaeal lipid membranes using MD simulations. Bioelectrochemistry 2014; 100:18-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2013.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 12/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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