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Guglielmelli A, Tone CM, Ragozzino E, Ciuchi F, Bartucci R. Cholesterol drives enantiospecific effects of ibuprofen in biomimetic membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2024; 1866:184334. [PMID: 38744417 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2024.184334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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The interaction between chiral drugs and biomimetic membranes is of interest in biophysical research and biotechnological applications. There is a belief that the membrane composition, particularly the presence of cholesterol, could play a pivotal role in determining enantiospecific effects of pharmaceuticals. Our study explores this topic focusing on the interaction of ibuprofen enantiomers (S- and R-IBP) with cholesterol-containing model membranes. The effects of S- and R-IBP at 20 mol% on bilayer mixtures of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) with 0, 10, 20 and 50 mol% cholesterol were investigated using circular dichroism and spin-label electron spin resonance. Morphological changes due to IBP enantiomers were studied with atomic force microscopy on supported cholesterol-containing DPPC monolayers. The results reveal that IBP isoforms significantly and equally interact with pure DPPC lipid assemblies. Cholesterol content, besides modifying the structure and the morphology of the membranes, triggers the drug enantioselectivity at 10 and 20 mol%, with the enantiomers differently adsorbing on membranes and perturbing them. The spectroscopic and the microscopic data indicate that IBP stereospecificity is markedly reduced at equimolar content of Chol mixed with DPPC. This study provides new insights into the role of cholesterol in modulating enantiospecific effects of IBP in lipid membranes.
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- Alexa Guglielmelli
- Department of Physics, NLHT Lab, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; CNR NANOTEC c/o Department of Physics, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC c/o Department of Physics, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; Department of Physics, Molecular Physics Group, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Molecular Biophysics Lab, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC c/o Department of Physics, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Molecular Biophysics Lab, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.
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Zambrano P, Manrique-Moreno M, Petit K, Colina JR, Jemiola-Rzeminska M, Suwalsky M, Strzalka K. Differential scanning calorimetry in drug-membrane interactions. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2024; 709:149806. [PMID: 38579619 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.149806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) is a central technique in investigating drug - membrane interactions, a critical component of pharmaceutical research. DSC measures the heat difference between a sample of interest and a reference as a function of temperature or time, contributing essential knowledge on the thermally induced phase changes in lipid membranes and how these changes are affected by incorporating pharmacological substances. The manuscript discusses the use of phospholipid bilayers, which can form structures like unilamellar and multilamellar vesicles, providing a simplified yet representative membrane model to investigate the complex dynamics of how drugs interact with and penetrate cellular barriers. The manuscript consolidates data from various studies, providing a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms underlying drug - membrane interactions, the determinants that influence these interactions, and the crucial role of DSC in elucidating these components. It further explores the interactions of specific classes of drugs with phospholipid membranes, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anticancer agents, natural products with antioxidant properties, and Alzheimer's disease therapeutics. The manuscript underscores the critical importance of DSC in this field and the need for continued research to improve our understanding of these interactions, acting as a valuable resource for researchers.
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- Pablo Zambrano
- Department of Bioscience, School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85748, Garching, Germany.
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- Faculty of Natural of Exact Sciences, Chemistry Institute, University of Antioquia, A.A. 1226, Medellin, 050010, Antioquia, Colombia
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- LabMAT, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Bío-Bío, Concepción, Chile
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- Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Lientur 1457, Concepción 4080871, Chile
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland; Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica de La Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland; Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
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Kashnik AS, Baranov DS, Dzuba SA. Spatial Arrangement of the Drug Ibuprofen in a Model Membrane in the Presence of Lipid Rafts. J Phys Chem B 2024; 128:3652-3661. [PMID: 38576273 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c01507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Many pharmaceutical drugs are known to interact with lipid membranes through nonspecific molecular interactions, which affect their therapeutic effect. Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and one of the most commonly prescribed. In the presence of cholesterol, lipid bilayers can separate into nanoscale liquid-disordered and liquid-ordered structures, the latter known as lipid rafts. Here, we study spin-labeled ibuprofen (ibuprofen-SL) in the model membrane consisting of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC), 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC), and cholesterol in the molar ratio of (0.5-0.5xchol)/(0.5-0.5xchol)/xchol. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy is employed, along with its pulsed version of double electron-electron resonance (DEER, also known as PELDOR). The data obtained indicate lateral lipid-mediated clustering of ibuprofen-SL molecules with a local surface density noticeably larger than that expected for random lateral distribution. In the absence of cholesterol, the data can be interpreted as indicating alternating clustering in two opposing leaflets of the bilayer. In the presence of cholesterol, for xchol ≥ 20 mol %, the results show that ibuprofen-SL molecules have a quasi-regular lateral distribution, with a "superlattice" parameter of ∼3.0 nm. This regularity can be explained by the entrapment of ibuprofen-SL molecules by lipid rafts known to exist in this system with the additional assumption that lipid rafts have a nanoscale substructure.
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- Anna S Kashnik
- Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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Kashnik AS, Selyutina OY, Baranov DS, Polyakov NE, Dzuba SA. Localization of the ibuprofen molecule in model lipid membranes revealed by spin-label-enhanced NMR relaxation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2023; 1865:184215. [PMID: 37633627 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2023.184215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, and can be used in the treatment of various diseases. These drugs have also a number of side effects, which may be related to their interaction with lipid membranes. In this study, we use the spin-labeled NSAID ibuprofen (ibuprofen-SL) as a relaxation enhancer to study its interaction with model lipid membranes employing liquid-state 1H NMR at 500 MHz. The high magnetic moment of unpaired electron in the spin label made it possible to reduce the concentration of the studied drug in the membrane to tenths of a mole percent. As model membranes, unilamellar POPC liposomes and bicelles consisting of a 2:1 mixture of DHPC:DMPC or DHPC:POPC lipids were used. An increase in the rate of proton spin-lattice relaxation, T1-1, selectively detected for protons at different positions in the lipid molecule, showed that ibuprofen-SL is localized in the hydrophobic part of the lipid bilayer. As the concentration of ibuprofen-SL increases to 0.5 mol%, the distribution of positions of ibuprofen-SL across the bilayer becomes wider. In the presence of 20 mol% of cholesterol, ibuprofen-SL is displaced from the core of the membrane to a region closer to the head group of the bilayer. This displacement was also confirmed by the NMR NOESY experiment conducted with unlabeled ibuprofen. For bilayers containing unsaturated POPC lipids, the distribution of ibuprofen positions across the bilayer becomes narrower compared to the presence of saturated DMPC lipids.
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- Anna S Kashnik
- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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Ghorbani M, Dehghan G, Allahverdi A. Concentration-dependent mechanism of the binding behavior of ibuprofen to the cell membrane: A molecular dynamic simulation study. J Mol Graph Model 2023; 124:108581. [PMID: 37536233 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Ibuprofen is a commonly used drug for treating headaches, pain, and fever. The lipid bilayer is the primary and most important interface for drugs to interact with biological systems. However, the molecular interactions between ibuprofen and the cell membrane are not well understood. Our findings suggest that the interactions between ibuprofen and the bilayer involve multiple steps and depend on the concentration of the drug. At low concentrations of ibuprofen, it can bind to the surface of the lipid bilayer. The electrostatic and vdW energies of IBU-lipid at 0 ns of the simulation were -22.5 ± 3.2 and -5.9 ± 1.2 kj.mol-1 Fig. 2. In the following, the vdW energy of the IBU-lipid was increased by around -134.6 ± 3.7 kj.mol-1 whereas the electrostatic energy of the IBU-lipid was significantly decreased. This binding is facilitated by electrostatic and vdW interactions between ibuprofen and the head group of lipids. In the second step, ibuprofen is inserted into the lipid bilayer and positioned at the interface between the bilayer and the aqueous phase. In high concentrations of ibuprofen, it moved to the central region of the lipid bilayer. At this concentration, the physical and structural properties of the cell membrane change significantly. Results from the radial distribution function analysis indicate that at low concentrations, ibuprofen molecules are situated close to the head groups of phosphate groups. However, at high concentrations of ibuprofen, these molecules move to the inner side of the lipid bilayer. In addition, our findings indicate that at low concentrations of ibuprofen, these molecules did not significantly alter the physical properties of the cell membrane. In contrast, at high concentrations of ibuprofen, the physical parameters of the hydrocarbon tails, such as thickness, fluidity, and order, changed dramatically. APL parameter for POPC membrane increased slightly to 0.60 and 0.63 nm2 in the presence of low and high concentrations of ibuprofen molecules. The three-step interaction between ibuprofen and the lipid bilayer involves several events, such as the movement of ibuprofen molecules towards the central region of the lipid bilayer and the deformation and alteration of the structural and stability properties of the cell membrane. These effects are observed only at high concentrations of ibuprofen. It appears that the side effects of ibuprofen overdose are related to changes in the properties of the cell membrane and, subsequently, the function of membrane-anchored target proteins.
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biological Sciences Tarbiat Modares University, Jalal Ale Ahmad Highway, P.O. Box: 14115-111, Tehran, Iran.
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Baranov DS, Kashnik AS, Atnyukova AN, Dzuba SA. Spin-Labeled Diclofenac: Synthesis and Interaction with Lipid Membranes. Molecules 2023; 28:5991. [PMID: 37630243 PMCID: PMC10458756 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28165991] [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: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) from the group of phenylacetic acid derivatives, which has analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties. The interaction of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with cell membranes can affect their physicochemical properties, which, in turn, can cause a number of side effects in the use of these drugs. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy could be used to study the interaction of diclofenac with a membrane, if its spin-labeled analogs existed. This paper describes the synthesis of spin-labeled diclofenac (diclofenac-SL), which consists of a simple sequence of transformations such as iodination, esterification, Sonogashira cross-coupling, oxidation and saponification. EPR spectra showed that diclofenac-SL binds to a lipid membrane composed of palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC). 2H electron spin echo spectroscopy (ESEEM) was used to determine the position of the diclofenac-SL relative to the membrane surface. It was established that its average depth of immersion corresponds to the 5th position of the carbon atom in the lipid chain.
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- Denis S. Baranov
- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (D.S.B.); (A.S.K.)
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (D.S.B.); (A.S.K.)
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (D.S.B.); (A.S.K.)
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Guglielmelli A, Bartucci R, Rizzuti B, Palermo G, Guzzi R, Strangi G. The interaction of tryptophan enantiomers with model membranes is modulated by polar head type and physical state of phospholipids. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2023; 224:113216. [PMID: 36848783 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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The mutual influence of chiral bioactive molecules and supramolecular assemblies is currently being studied in many research fields, including medical-pharmaceutical applications. Model membranes of phospholipids, such as the zwitterionic dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and the anionic dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol (DPPG), interact with a variety of chiral compounds that include amino acids. In this work, the interaction of tryptophan enantiomers, L-Trp and D-Trp, on DPPC and DPPG bilayers was investigated by using differential scanning calorimetry, attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared and spin-label electron spin resonance spectroscopies as well as molecular docking simulations. The results show that Trp enantiomers slightly perturb the bilayer thermotropic phase transitions. For both membranes, O atoms in the carbonyl groups have a propensity to act as acceptors of a (weak) hydrogen bond. The Trp chiral forms also promote formation of hydrogen bonds and/or hydration in the PO2- moiety of the phosphate group, especially for the DPPC bilayer. In contrast, they interact more closely with the glycerol group of DPPG polar head. Only for DPPC bilayers, both enantiomers increase the packing of the first hydrocarbon chain segments for temperatures through the gel state, whereas they do not affect the lipid chain order and mobility in the fluid state. The results are consistent with a Trp association in the upper region of the bilayers without permeation in the innermost hydrophobic region. The findings suggest that neutral and anionic lipid bilayers are differently sensitive to amino acid chirality.
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- Alexa Guglielmelli
- Department of Physics, NLHT Lab., University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; CNR NANOTEC-Institute of Nanotechnology, SS Rende (CS), 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, Molecular Biophysics Laboratory, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.
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- CNR NANOTEC-Institute of Nanotechnology, SS Rende (CS), 87036 Rende, Italy; Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI), Joint Unit GBsC-CSIC-BIFI, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Physics, NLHT Lab., University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; CNR NANOTEC-Institute of Nanotechnology, SS Rende (CS), 87036 Rende, Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC-Institute of Nanotechnology, SS Rende (CS), 87036 Rende, Italy; Department of Physics, Molecular Biophysics Laboratory, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Department of Physics, NLHT Lab., University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; CNR NANOTEC-Institute of Nanotechnology, SS Rende (CS), 87036 Rende, Italy; Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, 2076 Adelbert Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
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Kashnik AS, Baranov DS, Dzuba SA. Ibuprofen in a Lipid Bilayer: Nanoscale Spatial Arrangement. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:1077. [PMID: 36363632 PMCID: PMC9693523 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12111077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with analgesic and antipyretic effects. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of drug interaction with cell membranes is important to improving drug delivery, uptake by cells, possible side effects, etc. Double electron-electron resonance spectroscopy (DEER, also known as PELDOR) provides information on the nanoscale spatial arrangement of spin-labeled molecules. Here, DEER was applied to study (mono-)spin-labeled ibuprofen (ibuprofen-SL) in a bilayer of palmitoyl-oleoyl-sn-glycerophosphocholine (POPC). The results obtained show that the ibuprofen-SL molecules are located within a plane in each bilayer leaflet. At their low molar concentration in the bilayer χ, the found surface concentration of ibuprofen-SL is two times higher than χ, which can be explained by alternative assembling in the two leaflets of the bilayer. When χ > 2 mol%, these assemblies merge. The findings shed new light on the nanoscale spatial arrangement of ibuprofen in biological membranes.
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Synthesis of Spin-Labeled Ibuprofen and Its Interaction with Lipid Membranes. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27134127. [PMID: 35807376 PMCID: PMC9268589 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27134127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug possessing analgesic and antipyretic activity. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy could be applied to study its interaction with biological membranes and proteins if its spin-labeled analogs were synthesized. Here, a simple sequence of ibuprofen transformations—nitration, esterification, reduction, Sandmeyer reaction, Sonogashira cross-coupling, oxidation and saponification—was developed to attain this goal. The synthesis resulted in spin-labeled ibuprofen (ibuprofen-SL) in which the spin label TEMPOL is attached to the benzene ring. EPR spectra confirmed interaction of ibuprofen-SL with 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) bilayers. Using 2H electron spin echo envelope modulation (ESEEM) spectroscopy, ibuprofen-SL was found to be embedded into the hydrophobic bilayer interior.
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Ruan Y, Sun H, Lu Y, Zhang Y, Xu J, Zhu H, He Y. Evaluating phospholipid- and protein-water partitioning of two groups of chemicals of emerging concern: Diastereo- and enantioselectivity. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 430:128499. [PMID: 35739679 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The partitioning between phospholipids/proteins and water can be used to predict the bioaccumulation potential of chemicals with better accuracy compared with n-octanol-water partition coefficient. However, such partitioning is poorly understood for chiral chemicals, many of which exhibit differential bioaccumulation and toxicity potential between enantiomers. In this study, the enantiospecific liposome-water and bovine serum albumin (BSA)-water partition coefficients (Klip/w and KBSA/w, determined at 25 ℃ and 37 ℃, respectively) were measured by equilibrium dialysis for α-, β-, and γ-hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and three β-blockers (propranolol, metoprolol, and sotalol). Raman and fluorescence analyses and molecular docking were conducted to provide additional insights into the partitioning process. Results showed α- and β-HBCD displayed stronger enantioselective partitioning to liposomes with the (-)-form, while (-)-α-HBCD, R-(+)-propranolol, R-(+)-metoprolol, and E2-sotalol favored partitioning to BSA compared with their antipodes. Raman spectra revealed α- and γ-HBCD enhanced and reduced the organization of liposome acyl chains, respectively, and polar interactions enhanced the liposome partitioning of β-blockers. Fluorescence spectra indicated the changed tryptophan microenvironment might influence the BSA steric effect toward HBCD, and electrostatic interactions dominated the formation of BSA-β-blocker complexes. Molecular docking results supported the difference in the thermodynamic nature of interaction between the studied enantiomers and BSA.
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- Yuefei Ruan
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP), Department of Chemistry, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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Yang E, Yu H, Choi S, Park KM, Jung HS, Chang PS. Controlled rate slow freezing with lyoprotective agent to retain the integrity of lipid nanovesicles during lyophilization. Sci Rep 2021; 11:24354. [PMID: 34934167 PMCID: PMC8692592 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03841-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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We designed a novel lyophilization method using controlled rate slow freezing (CSF) with lyoprotective agent (LPA) to achieve intact lipid nanovesicles after lyophilization. During the freezing step, LPA prevented water supercooling, and the freezing rate was controlled by CSF. Regulating the freezing rate by various liquid media was a crucial determinant of membrane disruption, and isopropanol (freezing rate of 0.933 °C/min) was the optimal medium for the CSF system. Lyophilized lipid nanovesicle using both CSF and LPA retained 92.9% of the core material and had uniform size distributions (Z-average diameter = 133.4 nm, polydispersity index = 0.144), similar to intact vesicles (120.7 nm and 0.159, respectively), after rehydration. Only lyophilized lipid nanovesicle using both CSF and LPA showed no changes in membrane fluidity and polarity. This lyophilization method can be applied to improve storage stability of lipid nanocarriers encapsulating drugs while retaining their original activity.
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- Eunhye Yang
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
- Center for Agricultural Microorganism and Enzyme, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Wonkwang University, Iksan, 54538, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Center for Agricultural Microorganism and Enzyme, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Martin HS, Podolsky KA, Devaraj NK. Probing the Role of Chirality in Phospholipid Membranes. Chembiochem 2021; 22:3148-3157. [PMID: 34227722 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Nucleotides, amino acids, sugars, and lipids are almost ubiquitously homochiral within individual cells on Earth. While oligonucleotides and proteins exist as one natural chirality throughout the tree of life, two stereoisomers of phospholipids have separately emerged in archaea and bacteria, an evolutionary divergence known as "the lipid divide". Within this review, we focus on the emergence of phospholipid homochirality and compare the stability of synthetic homochiral and heterochiral membranes in vitro. We discuss chemical probes designed to study the stereospecific interactions of lipid membranes in vitro. Overall, we aim to highlight studies that help elucidate the determinants of stereospecific interactions between lipids, peptides, and small molecule ligands. Continued work in understanding the drivers of favorable interactions between chiral molecules and biological membranes will lead to the design of increasingly selective chemical tools for bioorthogonal labeling of lipid membranes and safer membrane-associating pharmaceuticals.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hannah S Martin
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Aloi E, Rizzuti B, Guzzi R, Bartucci R. Binding of warfarin differently affects the thermal behavior and chain packing of anionic, zwitterionic and cationic lipid membranes. Arch Biochem Biophys 2020; 694:108599. [PMID: 32979389 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Warfarin is a coumarin derivative drug widely used for its anticoagulant properties. The interaction of warfarin with fully hydrated lipid bilayers has been studied by combining differential scanning calorimetry, spectrophotometry, electron spin resonance of chain-labelled lipids and molecular docking. Bilayers formed by lipids with different chemico-physical properties were considered, namely dimyristoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DMPC), dimyristoyl-phosphatidylglycerol (DMPG), and dioleoyltrimethyl-ammoniumpropane (DOTAP). We observed in all cases the binding of warfarin in proximity of the surface of the bilayers, leading to a variety of distinct effects on key molecular properties of the membranes. The drug associates with the lipid bilayers in the deprotonated open chain form, with an association constant similar for DMPC and DMPG (1.27·104 and 2.82·104 M-1, respectively) and lower for DOTAP (0.46·104 M-1). In DMPC bilayers, which are zwitterionic and with saturated symmetrical chains, warfarin at 10 mol% suppresses the pre-transition, slightly stabilizes the fluid state and reduces the cooperativity of the main transition. Moreover, it alters the lateral packing density of the chain segments close to the polar/apolar interface at any temperature through the gel phase. In anionic DMPG bilayers, the drug slightly perturbs the thermotropic phase behavior, and at 10 mol% markedly loosens the compact gel phase packing of the first chain segments. In cationic DOTAP bilayers, possessing unsaturated acyl chains, the drug induces a slightly higher degree of order and motional restriction in the outer hydrocarbon region in the frozen state. In all cases, as a surface adsorbed molecule, warfarin does not affect the segmental chain order and dynamics for temperatures in the fluid phase. The overall results provide an outline of the action of warfarin on membranes formed by lipids of different types.
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- Erika Aloi
- Department of Physics and Molecular Biophysics Laboratory, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy
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- CNR-NANOTEC, Licryl-UOS Cosenza and CEMIF.Cal, Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Rende, 87036, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Molecular Biophysics Laboratory, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy; CNR-NANOTEC, Licryl-UOS Cosenza and CEMIF.Cal, Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Rende, 87036, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies and Molecular Biophysics Laboratory, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy.
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