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El Hindi K, Brachtendorf S, Hartel JC, Renné C, Birod K, Schilling K, Labocha S, Thomas D, Ferreirós N, Hahnefeld L, Dorochow E, Del Turco D, Deller T, Scholich K, Fuhrmann DC, Weigert A, Brüne B, Geisslinger G, Wittig I, Link KH, Grösch S. Hypoxia induced deregulation of sphingolipids in colon cancer is a prognostic marker for patient outcome. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2024; 1870:166906. [PMID: 37802156 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2023.166906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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Sphingolipids are important for the physicochemical properties of cellular membranes and deregulated in tumors. In human colon cancer tissue ceramide synthase (CerS) 4 and CerS5 are reduced which correlates with a reduced survival probability of late-stage colon cancer patients. Both enzymes are reduced after hypoxia in advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) cells (HCT-116, SW620) but not in non-metastatic CRC cells (SW480, Caco-2). Downregulation of CerS4 or CerS5 in advanced CRC cells enhanced tumor formation in nude mice and organoid growth in vitro. This was accompanied by an enhanced proliferation rate and metabolic changes leading to a shift towards the Warburg effect. In contrast, CerS4 or CerS5 depletion in Caco-2 cells reduced tumor growth in vivo. Lipidomic and proteomic analysis of membrane fractions revealed significant changes in tumor-promoting cellular pathways and cellular transporters. This study identifies CerS4 and CerS5 as prognostic markers for advanced colon cancer patients and provides a comprehensive overview about the associated cellular metabolic changes. We propose that the expression level of CerS4 and CerS5 in colon tumors could serve as a basis for decision-making for personalized treatment of advanced colon cancer patients. Trial registration: The study was accredited by the study board of the Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft (Registration No: St-D203, 2017/06/30, retrospectively registered).
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- Khadija El Hindi
- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; Goethe-University Frankfurt, Department of Life Sciences, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology and Cytology, Group Practice Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune-Mediated Diseases CIMD, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune-Mediated Diseases CIMD, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Neuroanatomy, Dr. Senckenberg Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Neuroanatomy, Dr. Senckenberg Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Biochemistry I, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Biochemistry I, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Biochemistry I, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune-Mediated Diseases CIMD, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Functional Proteomics, Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Asklepios Tumor Center (ATC) and Surgical Center, Asklepios Paulinen Klinik, Wiesbaden 65197, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Theodor Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Zhukov A, Popov V. Eukaryotic Cell Membranes: Structure, Composition, Research Methods and Computational Modelling. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11226. [PMID: 37446404 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241311226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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This paper deals with the problems encountered in the study of eukaryotic cell membranes. A discussion on the structure and composition of membranes, lateral heterogeneity of membranes, lipid raft formation, and involvement of actin and cytoskeleton networks in the maintenance of membrane structure is included. Modern methods for the study of membranes and their constituent domains are discussed. Various simplified models of biomembranes and lipid rafts are presented. Computer modelling is considered as one of the most important methods. This is stated that from the study of the plasma membrane structure, it is desirable to proceed to the diverse membranes of all organelles of the cell. The qualitative composition and molar content of individual classes of polar lipids, free sterols and proteins in each of these membranes must be considered. A program to create an open access electronic database including results obtained from the membrane modelling of individual cell organelles and the key sites of the membranes, as well as models of individual molecules composing the membranes, has been proposed.
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- Anatoly Zhukov
- Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street 35, 127276 Moscow, Russia
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- Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street 35, 127276 Moscow, Russia
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Lauer AA, Nguyen VTT, Janitschke D, dos Santos Guilherme M, Bachmann CM, Grimm HS, Hartmann T, Endres K, Grimm MOW. The Influence of Acitretin on Brain Lipidomics in Adolescent Mice-Implications for Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatological Therapy. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415535. [PMID: 36555176 PMCID: PMC9778912 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Administration of systemic retinoids such as acitretin has not been approved yet for pediatric patients. An adverse event of retinoid-therapy that occurs with lower prevalence in children than in adults is hyperlipidemia. This might be based on the lack of comorbidities in young patients, but must not be neglected. Especially for the development of the human brain up to young adulthood, dysbalance of lipids might be deleterious. Here, we provide for the first time an in-depth analysis of the influence of subchronic acitretin-administration on lipid composition of brain parenchyma of young wild type mice. For comparison and to evaluate the systemic effect of the treatment, liver lipids were analogously investigated. As expected, triglycerides increased in liver as well as in brain and a non-significant increase in cholesterol was observed. However, specifically brain showed an increase in lyso-phosphatidylcholine and carnitine as well as in sphingomyelin. Group analysis of lipid classes revealed no statistical effects, while single species were tissue-dependently changed: effects in brain were in general more subtly as compared to those in liver regarding the mere number of changed lipid species. Thus, while the overall impact of acitretin seems comparably small regarding brain, the change in individual species and their role in brain development and maturation has to be considered.
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- Anna A. Lauer
- Deutsches Institut für Demenzprävention (DIDP), Neurodegeneration and Neurobiology, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg, Germany
- Experimental Neurology, Saarland University, 66424 Homburg, Germany
- Nutrition Therapy and Counseling, Campus Rheinland, SRH University of Applied Health Sciences, 51377 Leverkusen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Deutsches Institut für Demenzprävention (DIDP), Neurodegeneration and Neurobiology, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg, Germany
- Experimental Neurology, Saarland University, 66424 Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Deutsches Institut für Demenzprävention (DIDP), Neurodegeneration and Neurobiology, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg, Germany
- Experimental Neurology, Saarland University, 66424 Homburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Institut für Demenzprävention (DIDP), Neurodegeneration and Neurobiology, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg, Germany
- Experimental Neurology, Saarland University, 66424 Homburg, Germany
- Nutrition Therapy and Counseling, Campus Rheinland, SRH University of Applied Health Sciences, 51377 Leverkusen, Germany
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- Deutsches Institut für Demenzprävention (DIDP), Neurodegeneration and Neurobiology, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg, Germany
- Experimental Neurology, Saarland University, 66424 Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany
- Correspondence: (K.E.); (M.O.W.G.); Tel.: +49-6131-17-2133 (K.E.); +49-6841-1647927 (M.O.G.)
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- Deutsches Institut für Demenzprävention (DIDP), Neurodegeneration and Neurobiology, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg, Germany
- Experimental Neurology, Saarland University, 66424 Homburg, Germany
- Nutrition Therapy and Counseling, Campus Rheinland, SRH University of Applied Health Sciences, 51377 Leverkusen, Germany
- Correspondence: (K.E.); (M.O.W.G.); Tel.: +49-6131-17-2133 (K.E.); +49-6841-1647927 (M.O.G.)
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Long chain ceramides raise the main phase transition of monounsaturated phospholipids to physiological temperature. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20803. [PMID: 36460753 PMCID: PMC9718810 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25330-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Little is known about the molecular mechanisms of ceramide-mediated cellular signaling. We examined the effects of palmitoyl ceramide (C16-ceramide) and stearoyl ceramide (C18-ceramide) on the phase behavior of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) and 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE) using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS, WAXS). As previously published, the presence of ceramides increased the lamellar gel-to-lamellar liquid crystalline (Lβ-Lα) phase transition temperature of POPC and POPE and decreased the Lα-to-inverted hexagonal (Lα-HII) phase transition temperature of POPE. Interestingly, despite an ~ 30° difference in the main phase transition temperatures of POPC and POPE, the Lβ-Lα phase transition temperatures were very close between POPC/C18-ceramide and POPE/C18-ceramide and were near physiological temperature. A comparison of the results of C16-ceramide in published and our own results with those of C18-ceramide indicates that increase of the carbon chain length of ceramide from 16 to 18 and/or the small difference of ceramide content in the membrane dramatically change the phase transition temperature of POPC and POPE to near physiological temperature. Our results support the idea that ceramide signaling is mediated by the alteration of lipid phase-dependent partitioning of signaling proteins.
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Murray TE, Richards CM, Robert-Gostlin VN, Bernath AK, Lindhout IA, Klegeris A. Potential neurotoxic activity of diverse molecules released by astrocytes. Brain Res Bull 2022; 189:80-101. [PMID: 35988785 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Astrocytes are the main support cells of the central nervous system. They also participate in neuroimmune reactions. In response to pathological and immune stimuli, astrocytes transform to reactive states characterized by increased release of inflammatory mediators. Some of these molecules are neuroprotective and inflammation resolving while others, including reactive oxygen species (ROS), nitric oxide (NO), matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)- 9, L-glutamate, and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF), are well-established toxins known to cause damage to surrounding cells and tissues. We hypothesized that similar to microglia, the brain immune cells, reactive astrocytes can release a broader set of diverse molecules that are potentially neurotoxic. A literature search was conducted to identify such molecules using the following two criteria: 1) evidence of their expression and secretion by astrocytes and 2) direct neurotoxic action. This review describes 14 structurally diverse molecules as less-established astrocyte neurotoxins, including C-X-C motif chemokine ligand (CXCL)10, CXCL12/CXCL12(5-67), FS-7-associated surface antigen ligand (FasL), macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)- 2α, TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL), pro-nerve growth factor (proNGF), pro-brain-derived neurotrophic factor (proBDNF), chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs), cathepsin (Cat)B, group IIA secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2-IIA), amyloid beta peptides (Aβ), high mobility group box (HMGB)1, ceramides, and lipocalin (LCN)2. For some of these molecules, further studies are required to establish either their direct neurotoxic effects or the full spectrum of stimuli that induce their release by astrocytes. Only limited studies with human-derived astrocytes and neurons are available for most of these potential neurotoxins, which is a knowledge gap that should be addressed in the future. We also summarize available evidence of the role these molecules play in select neuropathologies where reactive astrocytes are a key feature. A comprehensive understanding of the full spectrum of neurotoxins released by reactive astrocytes is key to understanding neuroinflammatory diseases characterized by the adverse activation of these cells and may guide the development of novel treatment strategies.
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- Taryn E Murray
- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada.
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Inimitable Impacts of Ceramides on Lipid Rafts Formed in Artificial and Natural Cell Membranes. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12080727. [PMID: 35893445 PMCID: PMC9330320 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12080727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Ceramide is the simplest precursor of sphingolipids and is involved in a variety of biological functions ranging from apoptosis to the immune responses. Although ceramide is a minor constituent of plasma membranes, it drastically increases upon cellular stimulation. However, the mechanistic link between ceramide generation and signal transduction remains unknown. To address this issue, the effect of ceramide on phospholipid membranes has been examined in numerous studies. One of the most remarkable findings of these studies is that ceramide induces the coalescence of membrane domains termed lipid rafts. Thus, it has been hypothesised that ceramide exerts its biological activity through the structural alteration of lipid rafts. In the present article, we first discuss the characteristic hydrogen bond functionality of ceramides. Then, we showed the impact of ceramide on the structures of artificial and cell membranes, including the coalescence of the pre-existing lipid raft into a large patch called a signal platform. Moreover, we proposed a possible structure of the signal platform, in which sphingomyelin/cholesterol-rich and sphingomyelin/ceramide-rich domains coexist. This structure is considered to be beneficial because membrane proteins and their inhibitors are separately compartmentalised in those domains. Considering the fact that ceramide/cholesterol content regulates the miscibility of those two domains in model membranes, the association and dissociation of membrane proteins and their inhibitors might be controlled by the contents of ceramide and cholesterol in the signal platform.
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Holsæter AM, Wizgird K, Karlsen I, Hemmingsen JF, Brandl M, Škalko-Basnet N. How docetaxel entrapment, vesicle size, zeta potential and stability change with liposome composition-A formulation screening study. Eur J Pharm Sci 2022; 177:106267. [PMID: 35872073 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2022.106267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Limitations of the anticancer drug product Taxotere® have encouraged researchers to entrap the active ingredient docetaxel (DTX) into nanocarriers such as liposomes. However, until now no DTX-liposome formulation has reached the clinic. Hence, in the present study, different Soy-PC based DTX-liposome formulations were screened in an attempt to identify lipid-compositions with promising DTX-entrapment (DTX-EE). Various other quality attributes, such as vesicle size and morphology, poly dispersity index (PDI), zeta potential (ZP), stability and in vitro drug release were also investigated. In an initial study, the inclusion of charged lipids within the liposome bilayer was observed to have a positive effect on DTX-EE. Thus, cationic DOTAP (1,2-Dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane) and anionic DMPG (1,2-Dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) lipids were selected for further investigations. With anionic DMPG, only a temporary rise in EE was gained with ≥ 20% (w/w) DMPG in Soy-PC lipid-based liposomes, whereas a concentration-dependent increase in EE was observed with cationic DOTAP. A DTX-EE > 95% was obtained with only 5% (w/w) DOTAP in Soy-PC, while neutral liposomes formed from Soy-PC alone, gave 41.5% DTX-EE. In the stability study, a DOTAP concentration > 10% (w/w) in Soy-PC was found to facilitate a stable DTX-EE > 90% after 12 weeks storage. The positive effect of cationic lipids on the EE was confirmed when replacing cholesterol (CHOL), initially shown to suppress DTX-entrapment, with cationic 3ß-[N-(N',N'-dimethylaminoethane)-carbamoyl]Cholesterol (DC-CHOL). Here, DTX-EE was improved from 29.8% to 92.0% (w/w) with 10% (w/w) CHOL and DC-CHOL in Soy-PC, respectively. Finally, PEGylation of DOTAP-liposomes with DSPE-PEG2000 and DSPE-PEG750 reduced the DTX-EE relative to DOTAP-liposome with no PEGylation. As with the DMPG-liposomes, a temporarily raised affinity between DTX and liposomes was obtained with anionic DSPE-PEGylation of Soy-PC liposomes, however, this effect was not maintained after 4 weeks storage. However, in a dialysis set-up, cationic DOTAP-liposomes released DTX to a higher extent than PEGylated liposomes. Thus, the optimal formulation with regard to storage stability and in vivo performance need to be investigated further, applying conditions that are closer to mimic the in vivo-situation. Applying the Dual Asymmetric Centrifugation (DAC) method in liposome production appears favourable due to its good reproducibility. The observed increase in DTX entrapment with cationic lipids or PEGylation appears scalable into pilot manufacturing scale.
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- Ann Mari Holsæter
- Drug Transport and Delivery Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø 9037, Norway.
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- Drug Transport and Delivery Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø 9037, Norway; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, Albert Ludwig University Freiburg, Freiburg 79085, Germany
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- Drug Transport and Delivery Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø 9037, Norway
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- Drug Transport and Delivery Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø 9037, Norway; Drug Transport and Delivery, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Odense DK-5230, Denmark
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- Drug Transport and Delivery, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Odense DK-5230, Denmark
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- Drug Transport and Delivery Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø 9037, Norway
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DiPasquale M, Deering TG, Desai D, Sharma AK, Amin S, Fox TE, Kester M, Katsaras J, Marquardt D, Heberle FA. Influence of ceramide on lipid domain stability studied with small-angle neutron scattering: The role of acyl chain length and unsaturation. Chem Phys Lipids 2022; 245:105205. [PMID: 35483419 PMCID: PMC9320172 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2022.105205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ceramides and diacylglycerols are groups of lipids capable of nucleating and stabilizing ordered lipid domains, structures that have been implicated in a range of biological processes. Previous studies have used fluorescence reporter molecules to explore the influence of ceramide acyl chain structure on sphingolipid-rich ordered phases. Here, we use small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) to examine the ability of ceramides and diacylglycerols to promote lipid domain formation in the well-characterized domain-forming mixture DPPC/DOPC/cholesterol. SANS is a powerful, probe-free technique for interrogating membrane heterogeneity, as it is differentially sensitive to hydrogen's stable isotopes protium and deuterium. Specifically, neutron contrast is generated through selective deuteration of lipid species, thus enabling the detection of nanoscopic domains enriched in deuterated saturated lipids dispersed in a matrix of protiated unsaturated lipids. Using large unilamellar vesicles, we found that upon replacing 10 mol% DPPC with either C16:0 or C18:0 ceramide, or 16:0 diacylglycerol (dag), lipid domains persisted to higher temperatures. However, when DPPC was replaced with short chain (C6:0 or C12:0) or very long chain (C24:0) ceramides, or ceramides with unsaturated acyl chains of any length (C6:1(3), C6:1(5), C18:1, and C24:1), as well as C18:1-dag, lipid domains were destabilized, melting at lower temperatures than those in the DPPC/DOPC/cholesterol system. These results show how ceramide acyl chain length and unsaturation influence lipid domains and have implications for how cell membranes might modify their function through the generation of different ceramide species.
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- Mitchell DiPasquale
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor N9B 3P4, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, VA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State University, University Park 16801, PA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State University, University Park 16801, PA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State University, University Park 16801, PA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, VA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, VA, USA; Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, VA, USA
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- Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge 37831, TN, USA; Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge 37831, TN, USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996, TN, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor N9B 3P4, ON, Canada; Department of Physics, University of Windsor, Windsor N9B 3P4, ON, Canada.
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Dynamic Remodeling of Membranes and Their Lipids during Acute Hormone-Induced Steroidogenesis in MA-10 Mouse Leydig Tumor Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22052554. [PMID: 33806352 PMCID: PMC7961408 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Lipids play essential roles in numerous cellular processes, including membrane remodeling, signal transduction, the modulation of hormone activity, and steroidogenesis. We chose steroidogenic MA-10 mouse tumor Leydig cells to investigate subcellular lipid localization during steroidogenesis. Electron microscopy showed that cAMP stimulation increased associations between the plasma membrane (PM) and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and between the ER and mitochondria. cAMP stimulation also increased the movement of cholesterol from the PM compared to untreated cells, which was partially inhibited when ATPase family AAA-domain containing protein 3 A (ATAD3A), which functions in ER and mitochondria interactions, was knocked down. Mitochondria, ER, cytoplasm, PM, PM-associated membranes (PAMs), and mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs) were isolated from control and hormone-stimulated cells. Lipidomic analyses revealed that each isolated compartment had a unique lipid composition, and the induction of steroidogenesis caused the significant remodeling of its lipidome. cAMP-induced changes in lipid composition included an increase in phosphatidylserine and cardiolipin levels in PAM and PM compartments, respectively; an increase in phosphatidylinositol in the ER, mitochondria, and MAMs; and a reorganization of phosphatidic acid, cholesterol ester, ceramide, and phosphatidylethanolamine. Abundant lipids, such as phosphatidylcholine, were not affected by hormone treatment. Our data suggested that PM–ER–mitochondria tethering may be involved in lipid trafficking between organelles and indicated that hormone-induced acute steroid production involves extensive organelle remodeling.
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Singh DP, Begum R, Kaur G, Bagam P, Kambiranda D, Singh R, Batra S. E-cig vapor condensate alters proteome and lipid profiles of membrane rafts: impact on inflammatory responses in A549 cells. Cell Biol Toxicol 2021; 37:773-793. [PMID: 33469865 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-020-09573-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) are battery-operated heating devices that aerosolize e-liquid, typically containing nicotine and several other chemicals, which is then inhaled by a user. Over the past decade, e-cigs have gained immense popularity among both smokers and non-smokers. One reason for this is that they are advertised as a safe alternative to conventional cigarettes. However, the recent reports of e-cig use associated lung injury have ignited a considerable debate about the relative harm and benefits of e-cigs. The number of reports about e-cig-induced inflammation and pulmonary health is increasing as researchers seek to better understand the effects of vaping on human health. In line with this, we investigated the molecular events responsible for the e-cig vapor condensate (ECVC)-mediated inflammation in human lung adenocarcinoma type II epithelial cells (A549). In an attempt to limit the variables caused by longer ingredient lists of flavored e-cigs, tobacco-flavored ECVC (TF-ECVC±nicotine) was employed for this study. Interestingly, we observed significant upregulation of cytokines and chemokines (IL-6, IL-8, and MCP-1) in A549 cells following a 48 h TF-ECVC challenge. Furthermore, there was a significant increase in the expression of pattern recognition receptors TLR-4 and NOD-1, lipid raft-associated protein caveolin-1, and transcription factor NF-кB in TF-ECVC with and/or without nicotine-challenged lung epithelial cells. Our results further demonstrate the harboring of TLR-4 and NOD-1 in the caveolae of TF-ECVC-challenged A549 cells. Proteomic and lipidomic analyses of lipid raft fractions from control and challenged cells revealed a distinct protein and lipid profile in TF-ECVC (w/wo nicotine)-exposed A549 cells. Interestingly, the inflammatory effects of TF-ECVC (w/wo nicotine) were inhibited following the caveolin-1 knockdown, thus demonstrating a critical role of caveolae raft-mediated signaling in eliciting inflammatory responses upon TF-ECVC challenge. Graphical Abstract Graphical Abstract.
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- Dhirendra Pratap Singh
- Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunotoxicology, Department of Environmental Toxicology, 129 Health Research Center, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA, 70813, USA
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunotoxicology, Department of Environmental Toxicology, 129 Health Research Center, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA, 70813, USA
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunotoxicology, Department of Environmental Toxicology, 129 Health Research Center, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA, 70813, USA
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunotoxicology, Department of Environmental Toxicology, 129 Health Research Center, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA, 70813, USA
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- Southern University Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA, 70813, USA
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- Translational Science Laboratory, FSU College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL, 32309, USA
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunotoxicology, Department of Environmental Toxicology, 129 Health Research Center, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA, 70813, USA.
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Santos TCB, Vaz A, Ventura AE, M Saied E, Arenz C, Fedorov A, Prieto M, Silva LC. Canonical and 1-Deoxy(methyl) Sphingoid Bases: Tackling the Effect of the Lipid Structure on Membrane Biophysical Properties. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:6007-6016. [PMID: 32369370 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Compared to the canonical sphingoid backbone of sphingolipids (SLs), atypical long-chain bases (LCBs) lack C1-OH (1-deoxy-LCBs) or C1-CH2OH (1-deoxymethyl-LCBs). In addition, when unsaturated, they present a cis-double bond instead of the canonical Δ4-5 trans-double bond. These atypical LCBs are directly correlated with the development and progression of hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 1 and diabetes type II through yet unknown mechanisms. Changes in membrane properties have been linked to the biological actions of SLs. However, little is known about the influence of the LCB structure, particularly 1-deoxy(methyl)-LCB, on lipid-lipid interactions and their effect on membrane properties. To address this question, we used complementary fluorescence-based methodologies to study membrane model systems containing POPC and the different LCBs of interest. Our results show that 1-deoxymethyl-LCBs have the highest ability to reduce the fluidity of the membrane, while the intermolecular interactions of 1-deoxy-LCBs were found to be weaker, leading to the formation of less-ordered domains compared to their canonical counterparts-sphinganine and sphingosine. Furthermore, while the presence of a trans-double bond at the Δ4-5 position of the LCB increased the fluidity of the membrane compared to a saturated LCB, a cis-double bond completely disrupted the ability of the LCB to segregate into ordered domains. In conclusion, even small changes on the structure of the LCB, as seen in 1-deoxy(methyl)-LCBs, strongly affects lipid-lipid interactions and membrane fluidity. These results provide evidence that altered balance between species with different LCBs affect membrane properties and may contribute to the pathobiological role of these lipids.
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- Tania C B Santos
- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon 1649-003, Portugal
- iBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon 1649-003, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon 1649-003, Portugal
- iBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
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- Institute for Chemistry, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin 12489, Germany
- Faculty of Science, Chemistry Department, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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- Institute for Chemistry, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin 12489, Germany
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- iBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
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- iBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon 1649-003, Portugal
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The influence of ceramide and its dihydro analog on the physico-chemical properties of sphingomyelin bilayers. Chem Phys Lipids 2020; 226:104835. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2019.104835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Alrbyawi H, Poudel I, Dash RP, Srinivas NR, Tiwari AK, Arnold RD, Babu RJ. Role of Ceramides in Drug Delivery. AAPS PharmSciTech 2019; 20:287. [PMID: 31410612 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-019-1497-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Ceramides belong to the sphingolipid group of lipids, which serve as both intracellular and intercellular messengers and as regulatory molecules that play essential roles in signal transduction, inflammation, angiogenesis, and metabolic disorders such as diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer cell degeneration. Ceramides also play an important structural role in cell membranes by increasing their rigidity, creating micro-domains (rafts and caveolae), and altering membrane permeability; all these events are involved in the cell signaling. Ceramides constitute approximately half of the lipid composition in the human skin contributing to barrier function as well as epidermal signaling as they affect both proliferation and apoptosis of keratinocytes. Incorporation of ceramides in topical preparations as functional lipids appears to alter skin barrier functions. Ceramides also appear to enhance the bioavailability of drugs by acting as lipid delivery systems. They appear to regulate the ocular inflammation signaling, and external ceramides have shown relief in the anterior and posterior eye disorders. Ceramides play a structural role in liposome formulations and enhance the cellular uptake of amphiphilic drugs, such as chemotherapies. This review presents an overview of the various biological functions of ceramides, and their utility in topical, oral, ocular, and chemotherapeutic drug delivery.
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Hanashima S, Murakami K, Yura M, Yano Y, Umegawa Y, Tsuchikawa H, Matsumori N, Seo S, Shinoda W, Murata M. Cholesterol-Induced Conformational Change in the Sphingomyelin Headgroup. Biophys J 2019; 117:307-318. [PMID: 31303249 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Sphingomyelin (SM) and cholesterol (Cho) are the important lipids for the formation of biologically functional membrane domains, lipid rafts. However, the interaction between Cho and the headgroup of SM remains unclear. In this study, we performed solid-state NMR experiments to reveal the Cho effects on the headgroup conformation using 2H-labeled stearoyl-SM (SSM). Deuterated SSMs at the Cα, Cβ, and Cγ positions of a choline moiety were separately prepared and subjected to NMR measurements to determine the quadrupolar splitting of 2H signals in hydrated SSM unitary and SSM/Cho (1:1) bilayers. Using 2H NMR and 13C-31P REDOR data, the conformation and orientation of the choline moiety were deduced and compared with those derived from molecular dynamics simulations. In SSM unitary bilayers, three torsional angles in the phosphocholine moiety, P-O-Cα-Cβ, were found to be consecutive +gauche(g)/+g/+g or -g/-g/-g. The orientation and conformation of the SSM headgroup were consistent with the results of our molecular dynamics simulations and the previous results on phosphatidylcholines. The quadrupolar coupling at the α methylene group slightly increased in the presence of Cho, and those at the Cβ and Cγ decreased more significantly, thus suggesting that Cho reduced the gauche conformation at the Cα-Cβ torsion. The conformational ensemble in the presence of Cho may enhance the so-called umbrella effect of the SSM headgroup, resulting in the stabilization of Cho near the SM molecules by concealing the hydrophobic Cho core from interfacial water. We also examined the effect of the chiral centers at the sphingosine chain to the headgroup conformation by determining the enantiomeric excess between the diastereomeric +g/+g/+g and -g/-g/-g conformers using (S)-Cα-deuterated and (R)-Cα-deuterated SSMs. Their 2H NMR measurements showed that the chiral centers induced the slight diastereomeric excess in the SM headgroup conformation.
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- Shinya Hanashima
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; ERATO Lipid Active Structure Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; ERATO Lipid Active Structure Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
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Yu J, Kim HM, Kim KP, Son Y, Kim MS, Park KS. Ceramide kinase regulates the migration of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 508:361-367. [PMID: 30502084 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.11.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Endogenous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) are mobilized into peripheral blood and injured tissues by various growth factors and cytokines that are expressed in the injured tissues, such as substance P (SP), stromal cell derived factor-1 (SDF-1), and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β). Extracellular bioactive lipid metabolites such as ceramide-1-phosphate and sphingosine-1-phosphate also modulate BM-MSC migration as SP, SDF-1, and TGF-β. However, the roles of intrinsic lipid kinases of BM-MSCs in the stem cell migration are unclear. Here, we demonstrated that ceramide kinase mediates the chemotactic migration of BM-MSCs in response to SP, SDF-1, or TGF-β. Furthermore, a specific inhibitor of ceramide kinase inhibited TGF-β-induced migration of BM-MSCs and N-cadherin that is necessary for BM-MSCs migration in response to TGF-β. Therefore, these results suggest that the intracellular ceramide kinase is required for the BM-MSCs migration and the roles of the intrinsic ceramide kinase in the migration are associated with N-cadherin regulation.
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- Jinyeong Yu
- Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, South Korea; Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, South Korea; Department of New Biology, DGIST, Daegu, 42988, South Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, South Korea; East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, South Korea; Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, 02447, South Korea.
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Marquês JT, Marinho HS, de Almeida RF. Sphingolipid hydroxylation in mammals, yeast and plants – An integrated view. Prog Lipid Res 2018; 71:18-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2018.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Li L, Dwivedi M, Erwin N, Möbitz S, Nussbaumer P, Winter R. Interaction of KRas4B protein with C6-ceramide containing lipid model membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2018; 1860:1008-1014. [PMID: 29357287 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2018.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Ras proteins are oncoproteins which play a pivotal role in cellular signaling pathways. All Ras proteins' signaling strongly depends on their correct localization in the cell membrane. Over 30% of cancers are driven by mutant Ras proteins, and KRas4B is the Ras isoform most frequently mutated. C6-ceramide has been shown to inhibit the growth activity of KRas4B mutated cells. However, the mechanism underlying this inhibition remains elusive. Here, we established a heterogeneous model biomembrane containing C6-ceramide. C6-ceramide incorporation does not disrupt the lipid membrane. Addition of KRas4B leads to drastic changes in the lateral membrane organization of the membrane, however. In contrast to the partitioning behavior in other membranes, KRas4B forms small, monodisperse nanoclusters dispersed in a fluid-like environment, in all likelihood induced by some kind of lipid sorting mechanism. Fluorescence cross-correlation data indicate no direct interaction between C6-ceramide and KRas4B, suggesting that KRas4B essentially recruits other lipids. A FRET-based binding assay reveals that the stability of KRas4B proteins inserted into the membrane containing C6-ceramide is reduced. Based on the combined results obtained, we postulate a molecular mechanism for the inhibition of KRas4B mutated cells' activity through C6-ceramide.
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- Lei Li
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Physical Chemistry I, Technical University of Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 4a, 44221 Dortmund, Germany; International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) in Chemical and Molecular Biology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Physical Chemistry I, Technical University of Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 4a, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Physical Chemistry I, Technical University of Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 4a, 44221 Dortmund, Germany; International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) in Chemical and Molecular Biology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Physical Chemistry I, Technical University of Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 4a, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Lead Discovery Center GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 15, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Physical Chemistry I, Technical University of Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 4a, 44221 Dortmund, Germany.
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Øverbye A, Holsæter AM, Markus F, Škalko-Basnet N, Iversen TG, Torgersen ML, Sønstevold T, Engebraaten O, Flatmark K, Mælandsmo GM, Skotland T, Sandvig K. Ceramide-containing liposomes with doxorubicin: time and cell-dependent effect of C6 and C12 ceramide. Oncotarget 2017; 8:76921-76934. [PMID: 29100358 PMCID: PMC5652752 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.20217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Doxorubicin, a widely used chemotherapeutic drug, has several potential high-risk side effects including cardiomyopathy. Furthermore, cellular resistance to this drug develops with time. By using liposomes as carrier vesicles both the side effects and drug resistance might be avoided. In this study we have investigated the cytotoxic effect of doxorubicin encapsulated in liposomes with and without ceramides containing 6 or 12 carbon atoms in the N-amidated fatty acyl chains. The short-chain ceramide species were included in the liposomal compositions due to their pro-apoptotic properties, which might cause a synergistic anticancer effect. We demonstrate that the ceramide species enhance the liposomal doxorubicin toxicity in a cell-specific manner. The C6-ceramide effect is most pronounced in cervical cancer cells (HeLa) and colon cancer cells (HCT116), whereas the C12-ceramide effect is strongest in breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231). Moreover, the study reveals the importance of investigating cell toxicity at several time points and in different cell-lines, to assess drug-and formulation-induced cytotoxic effects in vitro. Furthermore, our data show that the cytotoxicity obtained with the nanocarriers in vitro, does not necessarily reflect their ability to inhibit tumor growth in vivo. We speculate that the larger effect of Caelyx® than our liposomes in vivo is due to a greater in vivo stability of Caelyx®.
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- Anders Øverbye
- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty Division Norwegian Radium Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Drug Transport and Delivery Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Tumour Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Drug Transport and Delivery Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty Division Norwegian Radium Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty Division Norwegian Radium Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty Division Norwegian Radium Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Tumour Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Institute for Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Tumour Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Institute for Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Drug Transport and Delivery Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.,Department of Tumour Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty Division Norwegian Radium Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty Division Norwegian Radium Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Školová B, Kováčik A, Tesař O, Opálka L, Vávrová K. Phytosphingosine, sphingosine and dihydrosphingosine ceramides in model skin lipid membranes: permeability and biophysics. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2017; 1859:824-834. [PMID: 28109750 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Ceramides based on phytosphingosine, sphingosine and dihydrosphingosine are essential constituents of the skin lipid barrier that protects the body from excessive water loss. The roles of the individual ceramide subclasses in regulating skin permeability and the reasons for C4-hydroxylation of these sphingolipids are not completely understood. We investigated the chain length-dependent effects of dihydroceramides, sphingosine ceramides (with C4-unsaturation) and phytoceramides (with C4-hydroxyl) on the permeability, lipid organization and thermotropic behavior of model stratum corneum lipid membranes composed of ceramide/lignoceric acid/cholesterol/cholesteryl sulfate. Phytoceramides with very long C24 acyl chains increased the permeability of the model lipid membranes compared to dihydroceramides or sphingosine ceramides with the same chain lengths. Either unsaturation or C4-hydroxylation of dihydroceramides induced chain length-dependent increases in membrane permeability. Infrared spectroscopy showed that C4-hydroxylation of the sphingoid base decreased the relative ratio of orthorhombic chain packing in the membrane and lowered the miscibility of C24 phytoceramide with lignoceric acid. The phase separation in phytoceramide membranes was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. In contrast, phytoceramides formed strong hydrogen bonds and highly thermostable domains. Thus, the large heterogeneity in ceramide structures and in their aggregation mechanisms may confer resistance towards the heterogeneous external stressors that are constantly faced by the skin barrier.
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- Barbora Školová
- Skin Barrier Research Group, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Akademika Heyrovského 1203, 50005 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Skin Barrier Research Group, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Akademika Heyrovského 1203, 50005 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Skin Barrier Research Group, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Akademika Heyrovského 1203, 50005 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Skin Barrier Research Group, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Akademika Heyrovského 1203, 50005 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Skin Barrier Research Group, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Akademika Heyrovského 1203, 50005 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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Cell membrane modulation as adjuvant in cancer therapy. Cancer Treat Rev 2016; 52:48-57. [PMID: 27889637 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2016.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Revised: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cancer is a complex disease involving numerous biological processes, which can exist in parallel, can be complementary, or are engaged when needed and as such can replace each other. This redundancy in possibilities cancer cells have, are fundamental to failure of therapy. However, intrinsic features of tumor cells and tumors as a whole provide also opportunities for therapy. Here we discuss the unique and specific makeup and arrangement of cell membranes of tumor cells and how these may help treatment. Interestingly, knowledge on cell membranes and associated structures is present already for decades, while application of membrane modification and manipulation as part of cancer therapy is lagging. Recent developments of scientific tools concerning lipids and lipid metabolism, opened new and previously unknown aspects of tumor cells and indicate possible differences in lipid composition and membrane function of tumor cells compared to healthy cells. This field, coined Lipidomics, demonstrates the importance of lipid components in cell membrane in several illnesses. Important alterations in cancer, and specially in resistant cancer cells compared to normal cells, opened the door to new therapeutic strategies. Moreover, the ability to modulate membrane components and/or properties has become a reality. Here, developments in cancer-related Lipidomics and strategies to interfere specifically with cancer cell membranes and how these affect cancer treatment are discussed. We hypothesize that combination of lipid or membrane targeted strategies with available care to improve chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy will bring the much needed change in treatment in the years to come.
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Frank JA, Franquelim HG, Schwille P, Trauner D. Optical Control of Lipid Rafts with Photoswitchable Ceramides. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:12981-12986. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b07278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- James Allen Frank
- Department
of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Butenandtstraße 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department
of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Department
of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Butenandtstraße 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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Maula T, Al Sazzad MA, Slotte JP. Influence of Hydroxylation, Chain Length, and Chain Unsaturation on Bilayer Properties of Ceramides. Biophys J 2016; 109:1639-51. [PMID: 26488655 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Revised: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Mammalian ceramides constitute a family of at least a few hundred closely related molecules distinguished by small structural differences, giving rise to individual molecular species that are expressed in distinct cellular compartments, or tissue types, in which they are believed to execute distinct functions. We have examined how specific structural details influence the bilayer properties of a selection of biologically relevant ceramides in mixed bilayers together with sphingomyelin, phosphatidylcholine, and cholesterol. The ceramide structure varied with regard to interfacial hydroxylation, the identity of the headgroup, the length of the N-acyl chain, and the position of cis-double bonds in the acyl chains. The interactions of the ceramides with sphingomyelin, their lateral segregation into ceramide-rich domains in phosphatidylcholine bilayers, and the effect of cholesterol on such domains were studied with DSC and various fluorescence-based approaches. The largest differences arose from the presence and relative position of cis-double bonds, causing destabilization of the ceramide's interactions and lateral packing relative to common saturated and hydroxylated species. Less variation was observed as a consequence of interfacial hydroxylation and the N-acyl chain length, although an additional hydroxyl in the sphingoid long-chain base slightly destabilized the ceramide's interactions and packing relative to a nonhydroxyceramide, whereas an additional hydroxyl in the N-acyl chain had the opposite effect. In conclusion, small structural details conferred variance in the bilayer behavior of ceramides, some causing more dramatic changes in the bilayer properties, whereas others imposed only fine adjustments in the interactions of ceramides with other membrane lipids, reflecting possible functional implications in distinct cell or tissue types.
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- Terhi Maula
- Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.
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- Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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- Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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Wang K, Xu R, Snider AJ, Schrandt J, Li Y, Bialkowska AB, Li M, Zhou J, Hannun YA, Obeid LM, Yang VW, Mao C. Alkaline ceramidase 3 deficiency aggravates colitis and colitis-associated tumorigenesis in mice by hyperactivating the innate immune system. Cell Death Dis 2016; 7:e2124. [PMID: 26938296 PMCID: PMC4823937 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2016.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Increasing studies suggest that ceramides differing in acyl chain length and/or degree of unsaturation have distinct roles in mediating biological responses. However, still much remains unclear about regulation and role of distinct ceramide species in the immune response. Here, we demonstrate that alkaline ceramidase 3 (Acer3) mediates the immune response by regulating the levels of C18:1-ceramide in cells of the innate immune system and that Acer3 deficiency aggravates colitis in a murine model by augmenting the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in myeloid and colonic epithelial cells (CECs). According to the NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, ACER3 is downregulated in immune cells in response to lipopolysaccharides (LPS), a potent inducer of the innate immune response. Consistent with these data, we demonstrated that LPS downregulated both Acer3 mRNA levels and its enzymatic activity while elevating C(18:1)-ceramide, a substrate of Acer3, in murine immune cells or CECs. Knocking out Acer3 enhanced the elevation of C(18:1)-ceramide and the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in immune cells and CECs in response to LPS challenge. Similar to Acer3 knockout, treatment with C(18:1)-ceramide, but not C18:0-ceramide, potentiated LPS-induced expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in immune cells. In the mouse model of dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis, Acer3 deficiency augmented colitis-associated elevation of colonic C(18:1)-ceramide and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Acer3 deficiency aggravated diarrhea, rectal bleeding, weight loss and mortality. Pathological analyses revealed that Acer3 deficiency augmented colonic shortening, immune cell infiltration, colonic epithelial damage and systemic inflammation. Acer3 deficiency also aggravated colonic dysplasia in a mouse model of colitis-associated colorectal cancer. Taken together, these results suggest that Acer3 has an important anti-inflammatory role by suppressing cellular or tissue C(18:1)-ceramide, a potent pro-inflammatory bioactive lipid and that dysregulation of ACER3 and C(18:1)-ceramide may contribute to the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases including cancer.
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- K Wang
- Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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A reflection of the lasting contributions from Dr. Robert Bittman to sterol trafficking, sphingolipid and phospholipid research. Prog Lipid Res 2015; 61:19-29. [PMID: 26584871 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2015.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Revised: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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With the passing of Dr. Robert Bittman from pancreatic cancer on the 1st October 2014, the lipid research field lost one of the most influential and significant personalities. Robert Bittman's genius was in chemical design and his contribution to the lipid research field was truly immense. The reagents and chemicals he designed and synthesised allowed interrogation of the role of lipids in constituting complex biophysical membranes, sterol transfer and in cellular communication networks. Here we provide a review of these works which serve as a lasting memory to his life.
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Marquês JT, Cordeiro AM, Viana AS, Herrmann A, Marinho HS, de Almeida RFM. Formation and Properties of Membrane-Ordered Domains by Phytoceramide: Role of Sphingoid Base Hydroxylation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:9410-9421. [PMID: 26262576 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Phytoceramide is the backbone of major sphingolipids in fungi and plants and is essential in several tissues of animal organisms, such as human skin. Its sphingoid base, phytosphingosine, differs from that usually found in mammals by the addition of a hydroxyl group to the 4-ene, which may be a crucial factor for the different properties of membrane microdomains among those organisms and tissues. Recently, sphingolipid hydroxylation in animal cells emerged as a key feature in several physiopathological processes. Hence, the study of the biophysical properties of phytosphingolipids is also relevant in that context since it helps us to understand the effects of sphingolipid hydroxylation. In this work, binary mixtures of N-stearoyl-phytoceramide (PhyCer) with palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylcholine (POPC) were studied. Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence of membrane probes, X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, and confocal microscopy were employed. As for other saturated ceramides, highly rigid gel domains start to form with just ∼5 mol % PhyCer at 24 °C. However, PhyCer gel-enriched domains in coexistence with POPC-enriched fluid present additional complexity since their properties (maximal order, shape, and thickness) change at specific POPC/PhyCer molar ratios, suggesting the formation of highly stable stoichiometric complexes with their own properties, distinct from both POPC and PhyCer. A POPC/PhyCer binary phase diagram, supported by the different experimental approaches employed, is proposed with complexes of 3:1 and 1:2 stoichiometries which are stable at least from ∼15 to ∼55 °C. Thus, it provides mechanisms for the in vivo formation of sphingolipid-enriched gel domains that may account for stable membrane compartments and diffusion barriers in eukaryotic cell membranes.
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- Joaquim T Marquês
- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Ed. C8, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Ed. C8, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Ed. C8, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, Molecular Biophysics, Humboldt University , Berlin, Germany
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Ed. C8, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Ed. C8, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Tsukamoto S, Huang Y, Kumazoe M, Lesnick C, Yamada S, Ueda N, Suzuki T, Yamashita S, Kim YH, Fujimura Y, Miura D, Kay NE, Shanafelt TD, Tachibana H. Sphingosine Kinase-1 Protects Multiple Myeloma from Apoptosis Driven by Cancer-Specific Inhibition of RTKs. Mol Cancer Ther 2015; 14:2303-12. [PMID: 26264277 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-15-0185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Activation of acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) leads to ceramide accumulation and induces apoptotic cell death in cancer cells. In the present study, we demonstrate that the activation of ASM by targeting cancer-overexpressed 67-kDa laminin receptors (67LR) induces lipid raft disruption and inhibits receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) activation in multiple myeloma cells. Sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK1), a negative regulator of ceramide accumulation with antiapoptotic effects, was markedly elevated in multiple myeloma cells. The silencing of SphK1 potentiated the apoptotic effects of the green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG), an activator of ASM through 67LR. Furthermore, the SphK1 inhibitor safingol synergistically sensitized EGCG-induced proapoptotic cell death and tumor suppression in multiple myeloma cells by promoting the prevention of RTK phosphorylation and activation of death-associated protein kinase 1 (DAPK1). We propose that targeting 67LR/ASM and SphK1 may represent a novel therapeutic strategy against multiple myeloma.
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- Shuntaro Tsukamoto
- Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Innovation Center for Medical Redox Navigation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Innovation Center for Medical Redox Navigation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. Innovation Center for Medical Redox Navigation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. Food Functional Design Research Center, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Orchestration of membrane receptor signaling by membrane lipids. Biochimie 2015; 113:111-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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C8-glycosphingolipids preferentially insert into tumor cell membranes and promote chemotherapeutic drug uptake. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2015; 1848:1656-70. [PMID: 25917957 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Revised: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/19/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Insufficient drug delivery into tumor cells limits the therapeutic efficacy of chemotherapy. Co-delivery of liposome-encapsulated drug and synthetic short-chain glycosphingolipids (SC-GSLs) significantly improved drug bioavailability by enhancing intracellular drug uptake. Investigating the mechanisms underlying this SC-GSL-mediated drug uptake enhancement is the aim of this study. Fluorescence microscopy was used to visualize the cell membrane lipid transfer intracellular fate of fluorescently labeled C6-NBD-GalCer incorporated in liposomes in tumor and non-tumor cells. Additionally click chemistry was applied to image and quantify native SC-GSLs in tumor and non-tumor cell membranes. SC-GSL-mediated flip-flop was investigated in model membranes to confirm membrane-incorporation of SC-GSL and its effect on membrane remodeling. SC-GSL enriched liposomes containing doxorubicin (Dox) were incubated at 4°C and 37°C and intracellular drug uptake was studied in comparison to standard liposomes and free Dox. SC-GSL transfer to the cell membrane was independent of liposomal uptake and the majority of the transferred lipid remained in the plasma membrane. The transfer of SC-GSL was tumor cell-specific and induced membrane rearrangement as evidenced by a transbilayer flip-flop of pyrene-SM. However, pore formation was measured, as leakage of hydrophilic fluorescent probes was not observed. Moreover, drug uptake appeared to be mediated by SC-GSLs. SC-GSLs enhanced the interaction of doxorubicin (Dox) with the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane of tumor cells at 4°C. Our results demonstrate that SC-GSLs preferentially insert into tumor cell plasma membranes enhancing cell intrinsic capacity to translocate amphiphilic drugs such as Dox across the membrane via a biophysical process.
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Glucosylceramide Contained in Koji Mold-Cultured Cereal Confers Membrane and Flavor Modification and Stress Tolerance to Saccharomyces cerevisiae during Coculture Fermentation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:3688-98. [PMID: 25795678 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00454-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In nature, different microorganisms create communities through their physiochemical and metabolic interactions. Many fermenting microbes, such as yeasts, lactic acid bacteria, and acetic acid bacteria, secrete acidic substances and grow faster at acidic pH values. However, on the surface of cereals, the pH is neutral to alkaline. Therefore, in order to grow on cereals, microbes must adapt to the alkaline environment at the initial stage of colonization; such adaptations are also crucial for industrial fermentation. Here, we show that the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is incapable of synthesizing glucosylceramide (GlcCer), adapted to alkaline conditions after exposure to GlcCer from koji cereal cultured with Aspergillus kawachii. We also show that various species of GlcCer derived from different plants and fungi similarly conferred alkali tolerance to yeast. Although exogenous ceramide also enhanced the alkali tolerance of yeast, no discernible degradation of GlcCer to ceramide was observed in the yeast culture, suggesting that exogenous GlcCer itself exerted the activity. Exogenous GlcCer also increased ethanol tolerance and modified the flavor profile of the yeast cells by altering the membrane properties. These results indicate that GlcCer from A. kawachii modifies the physiology of the yeast S. cerevisiae and demonstrate a new mechanism for cooperation between microbes in food fermentation.
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Pyne NJ, Kolesnick RN. The life and work of Dr. Robert Bittman (1942-2014). Biol Chem 2014; 396:827-30. [PMID: 25473803 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2014-0275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Goldkorn T, Filosto S, Chung S. Lung injury and lung cancer caused by cigarette smoke-induced oxidative stress: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities involving the ceramide-generating machinery and epidermal growth factor receptor. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 21:2149-74. [PMID: 24684526 PMCID: PMC4215561 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer are frequently caused by tobacco smoking. However, these diseases present opposite phenotypes involving redox signaling at the cellular level. While COPD is characterized by excessive airway epithelial cell death and lung injury, lung cancer is caused by uncontrolled epithelial cell proliferation. Notably, epidemiological studies have demonstrated that lung cancer incidence is significantly higher in patients who have preexisting emphysema/lung injury. However, the molecular link and common cell signaling events underlying lung injury diseases and lung cancer are poorly understood. This review focuses on studies of molecular mechanism(s) underlying smoking-related lung injury (COPD) and lung cancer. Specifically, the role of the ceramide-generating machinery during cigarette smoke-induced oxidative stress leading to both apoptosis and proliferation of lung epithelial cells is emphasized. Over recent years, it has been established that ceramide is a sphingolipid playing a major role in lung epithelia structure/function leading to lung injury in chronic pulmonary diseases. However, new and unexpected findings draw attention to its potential role in lung development, cell proliferation, and tumorigenesis. To address this dichotomy in detail, evidence is presented regarding several protein targets, including Src, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, and neutral sphingomyelinase 2, the major sphingomyelinase that controls ceramide generation during oxidative stress. Furthermore, their roles are presented not only in apoptosis and lung injury but also in enhancing cell proliferation, lung cancer development, and resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor-targeted therapy for treating lung cancer.
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- Tzipora Goldkorn
- Center for Comparative Respiratory Biology and Medicine, Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility, University of California School of Medicine , Davis, California
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Gutman J, Kaufman Y, Kawahara K, Walker SL, Freger V, Herzberg M. Interactions of glycosphingolipids and lipopolysaccharides with silica and polyamide surfaces: adsorption and viscoelastic properties. Biomacromolecules 2014; 15:2128-37. [PMID: 24835578 DOI: 10.1021/bm500245z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Bacterial outer membrane components play a critical role in bacteria-surface interactions (adhesion and repulsion). Sphingomonas species (spp.) differ from other Gram-negative bacteria in that they lack lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) in their outer membrane. Instead, Sphingomonas spp. outer membrane consists of glycosphingolipids (GSLs). To delineate the properties of the outer membrane of Sphingomonas spp. and to explain the adhesion of these cells to surfaces, we employed a single-component-based approach of comparing GSL vesicles to LPS vesicles. This is the first study to report the formation of vesicles containing 100% GSL. Significant physicochemical differences between GSL and LPS vesicles are reported. Composition-dependent vesicle adherence to different surfaces using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) technology was observed, where higher GSL content resulted in higher mass accumulation on the sensor. Additionally, the presence of 10% GSL and above was found to promote the relative rigidity of the vesicle obtaining viscoelastic ratio of 30-70% higher than that of pure LPS vesicles.
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- Jenia Gutman
- Department of Desalination and Water Treatment, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Sede-Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben Gurion 84990, Israel
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Castro BM, Prieto M, Silva LC. Ceramide: a simple sphingolipid with unique biophysical properties. Prog Lipid Res 2014; 54:53-67. [PMID: 24513486 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2014.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 266] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Revised: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ceramides are involved in a variety of cellular processes and in disease. Their biological functions are thought to depend on ceramides' unique biophysical properties, which promote strong alterations of cell membrane properties and consequent triggering of signaling events. Over the last decades, efforts were made to understand the impact of ceramide on membrane biophysical features. Several studies, performed in a multitude of membrane models, address ceramides' specific interactions, the effect of their acyl chain structure and the influence of membrane lipid composition and properties on ceramide biophysical outcome. In this review, a rationale for the multiple and complex changes promoted by ceramide is provided, highlighting, on a comprehensive and critical manner, the interactions between ceramides and specific lipids and/or lipid phases. Focus is also given to the interplay between ceramide and cholesterol, particularly in lipid raft-mimicking mixtures, an issue of intense debate due to the urgent need to understand the biophysical impact of ceramide formation in models resembling the cell membrane. The implications of ceramide-induced biophysical changes on lipid-protein interactions and cell signaling are also discussed, together with the emerging evidence for the existence of ceramide-gel like domains in cellular membranes.
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- Bruno M Castro
- Centro de Química-Física Molecular and Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Complexo I, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química-Física Molecular and Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Complexo I, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- iMed.UL - Research Institute for Medicines and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Panchal M, Gaudin M, Lazar AN, Salvati E, Rivals I, Ayciriex S, Dauphinot L, Dargère D, Auzeil N, Masserini M, Laprévote O, Duyckaerts C. Ceramides and sphingomyelinases in senile plaques. Neurobiol Dis 2014; 65:193-201. [PMID: 24486621 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2014.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2013] [Revised: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The senile plaque is a hallmark lesion of Alzheimer disease (AD). We compared, without a priori, the lipidome of the senile plaques and of the adjacent plaque-free neuropil. The analysis by liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry revealed that laser microdissected senile plaques were enriched in saturated ceramides Cer(d18:1/18:0) and Cer(d18:1/20:0) by 33 and 78% respectively with respect to the surrounding neuropil. This accumulation of ceramides was not explained by their affinity for Aβ deposits: no interaction between ceramide-liposomes and Aβ fibrils was observed in vitro by surface plasmon resonance and fluorescent ceramide-liposomes showed no affinity for the senile plaques in AD brain tissue. Accumulation of ceramides could be, at least partially, the result of a local production by acid and neutral sphingomyelinases that we found to be present in the corona of the senile plaques.
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- Maï Panchal
- Laboratoire de Neuropathologie Escourolle, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, AP-HP, Paris, France; Centre de recherche de l'ICM, UPMC, INSERM UMR S 975, CNRS UMR 7225, France
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- Chimie-Toxicologie Analytique et Cellulaire, EA 4463, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, France; Division Métabolisme, Technologie Servier, Orléans, France
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- Laboratoire de Neuropathologie Escourolle, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, AP-HP, Paris, France; Centre de recherche de l'ICM, UPMC, INSERM UMR S 975, CNRS UMR 7225, France; Equipe de Statistique Appliquée, ESPCI Paris Tech, Paris, France.
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- Department of Health Sciences and Nanomedicine Center, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Chimie-Toxicologie Analytique et Cellulaire, EA 4463, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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- Centre de recherche de l'ICM, UPMC, INSERM UMR S 975, CNRS UMR 7225, France
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- Chimie-Toxicologie Analytique et Cellulaire, EA 4463, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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- Chimie-Toxicologie Analytique et Cellulaire, EA 4463, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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- Chimie-Toxicologie Analytique et Cellulaire, EA 4463, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, France; Laboratoire de Toxicologie Biologique, Hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Neuropathologie Escourolle, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, AP-HP, Paris, France; Centre de recherche de l'ICM, UPMC, INSERM UMR S 975, CNRS UMR 7225, France; Equipe de Statistique Appliquée, ESPCI Paris Tech, Paris, France
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Soto-Arriaza M, Olivares-Ortega C, Quina F, Aguilar L, Sotomayor C. Effect of cholesterol content on the structural and dynamic membrane properties of DMPC/DSPC large unilamellar bilayers. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013; 1828:2763-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Maula T, Artetxe I, Grandell PM, Slotte JP. Importance of the sphingoid base length for the membrane properties of ceramides. Biophys J 2013. [PMID: 23199915 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The sphingoid bases of sphingolipids, including ceramides, can vary in length from 12 to >20 carbons. To study how such length variation affects the bilayer properties of ceramides, we synthesized ceramides consisting of a C12-, C14-, C16-, C18-, or C20-sphing-4-enin derivative coupled to palmitic acid. The ceramides were studied in mixtures with palmitoyloleoylphosphocholine (POPC) and/or palmitoylsphingomyelin (PSM), and in more complex bilayers also containing cholesterol. The trans-parinaric acid lifetimes showed that 12:1- and 14:1-PCer failed to increase the order of POPC bilayers, whereas 16:1-, 18:1-, and 20:1-PCer induced ordered- or gel-phase formation. Nevertheless, all of the analogs were able to thermally stabilize PSM, and a chain-length-dependent increase in the main phase transition temperature of equimolar PSM/Cer bilayers was revealed by differential scanning calorimetry. Similar thermal stabilization of PSM-rich domains by the ceramides was observed in POPC bilayers with a trans-parinaric acid-quenching assay. A cholestatrienol-quenching assay and sterol partitioning experiments showed that 18:1- and 20:1-PCer formed sterol-excluding gel phases with PSM, reducing the overall bilayer affinity of sterol. The effect of 16:1-PCer on sterol distribution was less dramatic, and no displacement of sterol from the PSM environment was observed with 12:1- and 14:1-PCer. The results are discussed in relation to other structural features that affect the bilayer properties of ceramides.
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- Terhi Maula
- Biochemistry, Department of Biosciences, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.
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Russo SB, Tidhar R, Futerman AH, Cowart LA. Myristate-derived d16:0 sphingolipids constitute a cardiac sphingolipid pool with distinct synthetic routes and functional properties. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:13397-409. [PMID: 23530041 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.428185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Myristate is a novel potential substrate for sphingoid base synthesis. RESULTS Myocardial sphingoid base synthesis utilizes myristate; these sphingolipids are functionally non-redundant with canonical sphingoid bases. CONCLUSION d16:0 and d16:1 sphingolipids constitute an appreciable proportion of cardiac dihydrosphingosine and dihydroceramide, with distinct biological roles. SIGNIFICANCE This pool of sphingolipids may play a heretofore unsuspected role in myocardial pathology or protection. The enzyme serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) catalyzes the formation of the sphingoid base "backbone" from which all sphingolipids are derived. Previous studies have shown that inhibition of SPT ameliorates pathological cardiac outcomes in models of lipid overload, but the metabolites responsible for these phenotypes remain unidentified. Recent in vitro studies have shown that incorporation of the novel subunit SPTLC3 broadens the substrate specificity of SPT, allowing utilization of myristoyl-coenzyme A (CoA) in addition to its canonical substrate palmitoyl-CoA. However, the relevance of these findings in vivo has yet to be determined. The present study sought to determine whether myristate-derived d16 sphingolipids are represented among myocardial sphingolipids and, if so, whether their function and metabolic routes were distinct from those of palmitate-derived d18 sphingolipids. Data showed that d16:0 sphingoid bases occurred in more than one-third of total dihydrosphingosine and dihydroceramides in myocardium, and a diet high in saturated fat promoted their de novo production. Intriguingly, d16-ceramides demonstrated highly limited N-acyl chain diversity, and in vitro enzyme activity assays showed that these bases were utilized preferentially to canonical bases by CerS1. Functional differences between myristate- and palmitate-derived sphingolipids were observed in that, unlike d18 sphingolipids and SPTLC2, d16 sphingolipids and SPTLC3 did not appear to contribute to myristate-induced autophagy, whereas only d16 sphingolipids promoted cell death and cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase in cardiomyocytes. Thus, these results reveal a previously unappreciated component of cardiac sphingolipids with functional differences from canonical sphingolipids.
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- Sarah Brice Russo
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29403, USA
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Ramirez DMC, Pitre SP, Kim YA, Bittman R, Johnston LJ. Photouncaging of ceramides promotes reorganization of liquid-ordered domains in supported lipid bilayers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:3380-3387. [PMID: 23402522 PMCID: PMC3607952 DOI: 10.1021/la3039158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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6-Bromo-7-hydroxycoumarin (Bhc)-caged ceramide (Cer) analogs were incorporated into supported lipid bilayers containing a mixture of coexisting liquid-ordered (Lo) and liquid-disordered (Ld) phases. The release of N-palmitoyl and N-butanoyl-D-erythro-sphingosine (C16- and C4-Cer) by the photolysis of caged Cers using long-wavelength UV light was studied using a combination of atomic force microscopy and fluorescence microscopy. This approach demonstrated the ability to generate Cer with spatial and temporal control, providing an alternative method to the enzymatic generation of Cer. The generation of C16-Cer from Bhc-C16-Cer disrupted the Lo domains, with the incorporation of small fluid-phase regions and the disappearance of some smaller domains. Cer-rich gel-phase domains were not observed, in contrast to results reported by either direct Cer incorporation or enzymatic Cer generation. The photorelease of C4-Cer from Bhc-C4-Cer resulted in qualitatively similar changes in bilayer morphology, with the disappearance of some Lo domains and no evidence of Cer-rich gel domains but with a smaller height difference between the ordered and disordered phases.
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Russo SB, Baicu CF, Van Laer A, Geng T, Kasiganesan H, Zile MR, Cowart LA. Ceramide synthase 5 mediates lipid-induced autophagy and hypertrophy in cardiomyocytes. J Clin Invest 2013; 122:3919-30. [PMID: 23023704 DOI: 10.1172/jci63888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DbCM), which consists of cardiac hypertrophy and failure in the absence of traditional risk factors, is a major contributor to increased heart failure risk in type 2 diabetes patients. In rodent models of DbCM, cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction have been shown to depend upon saturated fatty acid (SFA) oversupply and de novo sphingolipid synthesis. However, it is not known whether these effects are mediated by bulk SFAs and sphingolipids or by individual lipid species. In this report, we demonstrate that a diet high in SFA induced cardiac hypertrophy, left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction, and autophagy in mice. Furthermore, treatment with the SFA myristate, but not palmitate, induced hypertrophy and autophagy in adult primary cardiomyocytes. De novo sphingolipid synthesis was required for induction of all pathological features observed both in vitro and in vivo, and autophagy was required for induction of hypertrophy in vitro. Finally, we implicated a specific ceramide N-acyl chain length in this process and demonstrated a requirement for (dihydro)ceramide synthase 5 in cardiomyocyte autophagy and myristate-mediated hypertrophy. Thus, this report reveals a requirement for a specific sphingolipid metabolic route and dietary SFAs in the molecular pathogenesis of lipotoxic cardiomyopathy and hypertrophy.
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- Sarah Brice Russo
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29403, USA
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Peter Slotte J. Molecular properties of various structurally defined sphingomyelins -- correlation of structure with function. Prog Lipid Res 2013; 52:206-19. [PMID: 23295259 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2012.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Revised: 12/20/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Sphingomyelins are important phospholipids in plasma membranes of most cells. Because of their dominantly saturated nature, they affect the lateral structure of membranes, and contribute to the regulation of cholesterol distribution within membranes, and in cells. However, the abundance of molecular species present in cells also implies that sphingomyelins have other, more specific functions. Many of these functions are currently unknown, but are under extensive study. Mostly model membrane studies have shown that sphingomyelins (and other sphingolipids), in contrast to glycerophospholipids, have important hydrogen bonding properties which in several important ways confer specific functional properties to this abundant class of membrane phospholipids. The often very asymmetric nature of sphingomyelins, arising from mismatch in length between the long chain base and N-acyl chains, also impose specific properties (e.g., interdigitation) to sphingomyelins not seen with glycerophospholipids. In this review, the latest sphingomyelin literature will be scrutinized, and an effort will be made to correlate the molecular structure of sphingomyelin with functional properties. In particular, the effects of head group properties, interfacial hydrogen bonding, long chain base hydroxylation, N-acyl chain hydroxylation, and N-acyl chain methyl-branching will be discussed.
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- J Peter Slotte
- Biochemistry, Department of Biosciences, Åbo Akademi University, Tykistökatu 6A, 20520 Turku, Finland.
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Mencarelli C, Martinez–Martinez P. Ceramide function in the brain: when a slight tilt is enough. Cell Mol Life Sci 2013; 70:181-203. [PMID: 22729185 PMCID: PMC3535405 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1038-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2012] [Revised: 05/16/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ceramide, the precursor of all complex sphingolipids, is a potent signaling molecule that mediates key events of cellular pathophysiology. In the nervous system, the sphingolipid metabolism has an important impact. Neurons are polarized cells and their normal functions, such as neuronal connectivity and synaptic transmission, rely on selective trafficking of molecules across plasma membrane. Sphingolipids are abundant on neural cellular membranes and represent potent regulators of brain homeostasis. Ceramide intracellular levels are fine-tuned and alteration of the sphingolipid-ceramide profile contributes to the development of age-related, neurological and neuroinflammatory diseases. The purpose of this review is to guide the reader towards a better understanding of the sphingolipid-ceramide pathway system. First, ceramide biology is presented including structure, physical properties and metabolism. Second, we describe the function of ceramide as a lipid second messenger in cell physiology. Finally, we highlight the relevance of sphingolipids and ceramide in the progression of different neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Chiara Mencarelli
- Department of Neuroscience, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neuroscience, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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There is growing evidence that cell membranes can contain domains with different lipid and protein compositions and with different physical properties. Furthermore, it is increasingly appreciated that sphingolipids play a crucial role in the formation and properties of ordered lipid domains (rafts) in cell membranes. This review describes recent advances in our understanding of ordered membrane domains in both cells and model membranes. In addition, how the structure of sphingolipids influences their ability to participate in the formation of ordered domains, as well as how sphingolipid structure alters ordered domain properties, is described. The diversity of sphingolipid structure is likely to play an important role in modulating the biologically relevant properties of "rafts" in cell membranes.
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Ale EC, Maggio B, Fanani ML. Ordered-disordered domain coexistence in ternary lipid monolayers activates sphingomyelinase by clearing ceramide from the active phase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2012; 1818:2767-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2012.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2012] [Revised: 05/01/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The present study demonstrates the important structural features of ceramide required for proper regulation, binding and identification by both pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins. The C-4=C-5 trans-double bond has little influence on the ability of Bax and Bcl-xL to identify and bind to these channels. The stereochemistry of the headgroup and access to the amide group of ceramide is indispensible for Bax binding, indicating that Bax may interact with the polar portion of the ceramide channel facing the bulk phase. In contrast, Bcl-xL binding to ceramide channels is tolerant of stereochemical changes in the headgroup. The present study also revealed that Bcl-xL has an optimal interaction with long-chain ceramides that are elevated early in apoptosis, whereas short-chain ceramides are not well regulated. Inhibitors specific for the hydrophobic groove of Bcl-xL, including 2-methoxyantimycin A3, ABT-737 and ABT-263 provide insights into the region of Bcl-xL involved in binding to ceramide channels. Molecular docking simulations of the lowest-energy binding poses of ceramides and Bcl-xL inhibitors to Bcl-xL were consistent with the results of our functional studies and propose potential binding modes.
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Metcalf R, Pandit SA. Mixing properties of sphingomyelin ceramide bilayers: a simulation study. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:4500-9. [PMID: 22390271 DOI: 10.1021/jp212325e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ceramide is the simplest molecule in the class of glycosphingolipids composed of a sphingosine backbone and acyl moiety. It plays significant roles in cell signaling; apoptosis; binding of hormones, toxins, and viruses; and many other biologically important functions. Sphingomyelin, ceramide with a phosphotidylcholine headgroup, is another biologically vital lipid present in the myelin sheath of nerve cell axons. Regions with high concentrations of ceramide can be formed in biological membranes composed of sphingomyelin by enzymatic catalysis with sphingomyelinase. To better understand the biophysical and thermodynamic properties of these molecules and their mixtures, we have preformed NPT molecular dynamics simulations of hydrated 16:0 sphingomyelin bilayers with increasing concentrations of 16:0 ceramide at 323, 332, 340, and 358 K. From analyses of electron densities, hydrogen bonding, NMR order parameters, partial molecular volume, and partial molecular area, we have identified possible structural changes corresponding to liquid ordered and liquid disordered phases. These structural changes are the results of changes in intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds between SM and Cer molecules. Our results correspond to DSC experiments for sphingomyelin bilayer concentrations up to 50% Cer. Above 50% concentration, we observe conformational changes in the SM headgroup similar to that of the umbrella model for lipid cholesterol mixtures.
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- Rainer Metcalf
- Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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Perera MN, Ganesan V, Siskind LJ, Szulc ZM, Bielawski J, Bielawska A, Bittman R, Colombini M. Ceramide channels: influence of molecular structure on channel formation in membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2012; 1818:1291-301. [PMID: 22365970 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2012.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2011] [Revised: 02/08/2012] [Accepted: 02/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The sphingolipid, ceramide, self-assembles in the mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM), forming large channels capable of translocating proteins. These channels are believed to be involved in protein release from mitochondria, a key decision-making step in cell death. Synthetic analogs of ceramide, bearing modifications in each of the major structural features of ceramide were used to probe the molecular basis for the stability of ceramide channels. Channel stability and mitochondrial permeabilization were disrupted by methylation of the C1-hydroxyl group whereas modifications of the C3 allylic hydroxyl group were well tolerated. A change in chirality at C2 that would influence the orientation of the C1-hydroxyl group resulted in a strong reduction of channel-forming ability. Similarly, methylation of the amide nitrogen is also detrimental to channel formation. Many changes in the degree, location and nature of the unsaturation of ceramide had little effect on mitochondrial permeabilization. Competition experiments between ceramide and analogs resulted in synergy with structures compatible with the ceramide channel model and antagonism with incompatible structures. The results are consistent with ceramide channels being highly organized structures, stabilized by specific inter-molecular interactions, similar to the interactions responsible for protein folding.
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Maula T, Kurita M, Yamaguchi S, Yamamoto T, Katsumura S, Slotte JP. Effects of sphingosine 2N- and 3O-methylation on palmitoyl ceramide properties in bilayer membranes. Biophys J 2011; 101:2948-56. [PMID: 22208193 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2011] [Revised: 11/03/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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To study the role of the interfacial properties of ceramides in their interlipid interactions, we synthesized palmitoylceramide (PCer) analogs in which a methyl group was introduced to the amide-nitrogen or the C3-oxygen of the sphingosine backbone. A differential scanning calorimetry analysis of equimolar mixtures of palmitoylsphingomyelin (PSM) and PCer showed that these sphingolipids formed a complex gel phase that melted between 67°C and 74°C. The PCer analogs also formed gel phases with PSM, but they melted at lower temperatures compared with the system with PCer. In complex bilayers composed of an unsaturated glycerophospholipid, PSM, and cholesterol, the 3O-methylated ceramide formed a cholesterol-poor ordered phase with PSM. However, the 2N-methylated and doubly methylated (2N and 3O) PCer analogs failed to displace sterol from interactions with PSM. Like PCer, the analogs reduced sterol affinity for the complex bilayers, but this effect was most pronounced for the 3O-methylated ceramide. Taken together, our results show that 2N-methylation weakened the ceramide-PSM interactions, whereas the 3O-methylated ceramide behaved more like PCer in interactions with PSM. Our findings are compatible with the view that interlipid interactions between the amide-nitrogen and neighboring lipids are important for the cohesive properties of sphingolipids in membranes, and this also appears to be a valid model for ceramide.
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- Terhi Maula
- Department of Biosciences, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.
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Halin J, Mattjus P. Effects of bile salts on glucosylceramide containing membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2011; 1808:2886-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Revised: 08/15/2011] [Accepted: 08/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Ceramides are a class of sphingolipids that are abundant in cell membranes. They are important structural components of the membrane but can also act as second messengers in various signaling pathways. Until recently, ceramides and dihydroceramides were considered as a single functional class of lipids and no distinction was made between molecules with different chain lengths. However, based on the development of high-throughput, structure-specific and quantitative analytical methods to measure ceramides, it has now become clear that in cellular systems the amounts of ceramides differ with respect to their chain length. Further studies have indicated that some functions of ceramides are chain-length dependent. In this review, we discuss the chain length-specific differences of ceramides including their pathological impact on Alzheimer's disease, inflammation, autophagy, apoptosis and cancer.
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- Sabine Grösch
- pharmazentrum frankfurt/ZAFES, Institut für Klinische Pharmakologie, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
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Merrill AH. Sphingolipid and glycosphingolipid metabolic pathways in the era of sphingolipidomics. Chem Rev 2011; 111:6387-422. [PMID: 21942574 PMCID: PMC3191729 DOI: 10.1021/cr2002917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 546] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Alfred H Merrill
- School of Biology, and the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0230, USA.
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