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Szomek M, Akkerman V, Lauritsen L, Walther HL, Juhl AD, Thaysen K, Egebjerg JM, Covey DF, Lehmann M, Wessig P, Foster AJ, Poolman B, Werner S, Schneider G, Müller P, Wüstner D. Ergosterol promotes aggregation of natamycin in the yeast plasma membrane. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2024; 1866:184350. [PMID: 38806103 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2024.184350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 05/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Polyene macrolides are antifungal substances, which interact with cells in a sterol-dependent manner. While being widely used, their mode of action is poorly understood. Here, we employ ultraviolet-sensitive (UV) microscopy to show that the antifungal polyene natamycin binds to the yeast plasma membrane (PM) and causes permeation of propidium iodide into cells. Right before membrane permeability became compromised, we observed clustering of natamycin in the PM that was independent of PM protein domains. Aggregation of natamycin was paralleled by cell deformation and membrane blebbing as revealed by soft X-ray microscopy. Substituting ergosterol for cholesterol decreased natamycin binding and caused a reduced clustering of natamycin in the PM. Blocking of ergosterol synthesis necessitates sterol import via the ABC transporters Aus1/Pdr11 to ensure natamycin binding. Quantitative imaging of dehydroergosterol (DHE) and cholestatrienol (CTL), two analogues of ergosterol and cholesterol, respectively, revealed a largely homogeneous lateral sterol distribution in the PM, ruling out that natamycin binds to pre-assembled sterol domains. Depletion of sphingolipids using myriocin increased natamycin binding to yeast cells, likely by increasing the ergosterol fraction in the outer PM leaflet. Importantly, binding and membrane aggregation of natamycin was paralleled by a decrease of the dipole potential in the PM, and this effect was enhanced in the presence of myriocin. We conclude that ergosterol promotes binding and aggregation of natamycin in the yeast PM, which can be synergistically enhanced by inhibitors of sphingolipid synthesis.
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- Maria Szomek
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research, USA
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- Institute for Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of X-Ray Microscopy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of X-Ray Microscopy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, Invalidenstr. 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark.
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Hazra R, Bera N, Layek S, Sarkar N. Efficiency of Encapsulation of Thioflavin T (ThT) into Polar and Nonpolar Environments of Different Bile Salt Aggregates: A Femtosecond Fluorescence Study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:16272-16282. [PMID: 39042864 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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The binding of Thioflavin T (ThT) with various bile salts, a potential host molecule, has been analyzed by steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. A comparative study has been executed to investigate the influence of confinement of different bile salts, namely, sodium cholate (NaCh), sodium taurocholate (NaTC), and sodium deoxycholate (NaDC) on binding and excited state torsional motion of ThT molecules. The changes in absorption and emission properties of probe molecules were found to be sensitive to increasing bile salt concentration in aqueous 0.2 (M) NaCl solutions. The photophysics of ThT mainly depends on hydrophobicity, morphology, and size of bile salt aggregates in solution. In the presence of bile salts, the emission intensity and emission lifetime of ThT increase significantly, indicating encapsulation of dye. Moreover, we have also investigated the effect of the ionic strength of the medium by sodium chloride (NaCl) on the spectroscopic properties of ThT in the restricted surroundings of aqueous bile salts. It is observed that the fluorescence lifetime of ThT in bile salts increases significantly in the presence of NaCl. The encapsulation efficiency of ThT in bile salt aggregates has been assessed by iodide (I-) as an external ionic quencher. We found that NaDC aggregates are more efficient in the modulation of photophysical properties of ThT and also provide better protection efficiency to decrease the nonradiative deactivation processes.
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- Ritwik Hazra
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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Akkerman V, Scheidt HA, Reinholdt P, Bashawat M, Szomek M, Lehmann M, Wessig P, Covey DF, Kongsted J, Müller P, Wüstner D. Natamycin interferes with ergosterol-dependent lipid phases in model membranes. BBA ADVANCES 2023; 4:100102. [PMID: 37691996 PMCID: PMC10482743 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadva.2023.100102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Natamycin is an antifungal polyene macrolide that is used as a food preservative but also to treat fungal keratitis and other yeast infections. In contrast to other polyene antimycotics, natamycin does not form ion pores in the plasma membrane, but its mode of action is poorly understood. Using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of deuterated sterols, we find that natamycin slows the mobility of ergosterol and cholesterol in liquid-ordered (Lo) membranes to a similar extent. This is supported by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, which additionally reveal a strong impact of natamycin dimers on sterol dynamics and water permeability. Interference with sterol-dependent lipid packing is also reflected in a natamycin-mediated increase in membrane accessibility for dithionite, particularly in bilayers containing ergosterol. NMR experiments with deuterated sphingomyelin (SM) in sterol-containing membranes reveal that natamycin reduces phase separation and increases lipid exchange in bilayers with ergosterol. In ternary lipid mixtures containing monounsaturated phosphatidylcholine, saturated SM, and either ergosterol or cholesterol, natamycin interferes with phase separation into Lo and liquid-disordered (Ld) domains, as shown by NMR spectroscopy. Employing the intrinsic fluorescence of natamycin in ultraviolet-sensitive microscopy, we can visualize the binding of natamycin to giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) and find that it has the highest affinity for the Lo phase in GUVs containing ergosterol. Our results suggest that natamycin specifically interacts with the sterol-induced ordered phase, in which it disrupts lipid packing and increases solvent accessibility. This property is particularly pronounced in ergosterol containing membranes, which could underlie the selective antifungal activity of natamycin.
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- Vibeke Akkerman
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230, Odense M, Denmark
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- Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, Leipzig University, Härtelstr. 16-18, D-04107, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230, Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, Invalidenstr. 43, D-10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230, Odense M, Denmark
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- Institute for Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, D-14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, D-14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230, Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, Invalidenstr. 43, D-10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230, Odense M, Denmark
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Szomek M, Reinholdt P, Walther HL, Scheidt HA, Müller P, Obermaier S, Poolman B, Kongsted J, Wüstner D. Natamycin sequesters ergosterol and interferes with substrate transport by the lysine transporter Lyp1 from yeast. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2022; 1864:184012. [PMID: 35914570 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2022.184012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Natamycin is a polyene macrolide, widely employed to treat fungal keratitis and other yeast infections as well as to protect food products against fungal molds. In contrast to other polyene macrolides, such as nystatin or amphotericin B, natamycin does not form pores in yeast membranes, and its mode of action is not well understood. Here, we have employed a variety of spectroscopic methods, computational modeling, and membrane reconstitution to study the molecular interactions of natamycin underlying its antifungal activity. We find that natamycin forms aggregates in an aqueous solution with strongly altered optical properties compared to monomeric natamycin. Interaction of natamycin with model membranes results in a concentration-dependent fluorescence increase which is more pronounced for ergosterol- compared to cholesterol-containing membranes up to 20 mol% sterol. Evidence for formation of specific ergosterol-natamycin complexes in the bilayer is provided. Using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy, we find that natamycin sequesters sterols, thereby interfering with their well-known ability to order acyl chains in lipid bilayers. This effect is more pronounced for membranes containing the sterol of fungi, ergosterol, compared to those containing mammalian cholesterol. Natamycin interferes with ergosterol-dependent transport of lysine by the yeast transporter Lyp1, which we propose to be due to the sequestering of ergosterol, a mechanism that also affects other plasma membrane proteins. Our results provide a mechanistic explanation for the selective antifungal activity of natamycin, which can set the stage for rational design of novel polyenes in the future.
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- Maria Szomek
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, PhyLife, Physical Life Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, PhyLife, Physical Life Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Leipzig, Härtelstr. 16-18, 04107 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, Invalidenstr. 43, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, PhyLife, Physical Life Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark.
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Haro-Reyes T, Díaz-Peralta L, Galván-Hernández A, Rodríguez-López A, Rodríguez-Fragoso L, Ortega-Blake I. Polyene Antibiotics Physical Chemistry and Their Effect on Lipid Membranes; Impacting Biological Processes and Medical Applications. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:681. [PMID: 35877884 PMCID: PMC9316096 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12070681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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This review examined a collection of studies regarding the molecular properties of some polyene antibiotic molecules as well as their properties in solution and in particular environmental conditions. We also looked into the proposed mechanism of action of polyenes, where membrane properties play a crucial role. Given the interest in polyene antibiotics as therapeutic agents, we looked into alternative ways of reducing their collateral toxicity, including semi-synthesis of derivatives and new formulations. We follow with studies on the role of membrane structure and, finally, recent developments regarding the most important clinical applications of these compounds.
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- Tammy Haro-Reyes
- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad s/n, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico; (T.H.-R.); (L.D.-P.); (A.G.-H.)
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad s/n, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico; (T.H.-R.); (L.D.-P.); (A.G.-H.)
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad s/n, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico; (T.H.-R.); (L.D.-P.); (A.G.-H.)
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- Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico; (A.R.-L.); (L.R.-F.)
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- Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico; (A.R.-L.); (L.R.-F.)
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad s/n, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico; (T.H.-R.); (L.D.-P.); (A.G.-H.)
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Rubio-Camacho M, Martínez-Tomé MJ, Mira A, Mallavia R, Mateo CR. Formation of Multicolor Nanogels Based on Cationic Polyfluorenes and Poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic monoethyl ester): Potential Use as pH-Responsive Fluorescent Drug Carriers. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:9607. [PMID: 34502514 PMCID: PMC8431760 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In this study, we employed the copolymer poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic monoethyl ester) (PMVEMA-Es) and three fluorene-based cationic conjugated polyelectrolytes to develop fluorescent nanoparticles with emission in the blue, green and red spectral regions. The size, Zeta Potential, polydispersity, morphology, time-stability and fluorescent properties of these nanoparticles were characterized, as well as the nature of the interaction between both PMVEMA-Es and fluorescent polyelectrolytes. Because PMVEMA-Es contains a carboxylic acid group in its structure, the effects of pH and ionic strength on the nanoparticles were also evaluated, finding that the size is responsive to pH and ionic strength, largely swelling at physiological pH and returning to their initial size at acidic pHs. Thus, the developed fluorescent nanoparticles can be categorized as pH-sensitive fluorescent nanogels, since they possess the properties of both pH-responsive hydrogels and nanoparticulate systems. Doxorubicin (DOX) was used as a model drug to show the capacity of the blue-emitting nanogels to hold drugs in acidic media and release them at physiological pH, from changes in the fluorescence properties of both nanoparticles and DOX. In addition, preliminary studies by super-resolution confocal microscopy were performed, regarding their potential use as image probes.
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- Instituto de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Spain; (M.R.-C.); (A.M.); (R.M.)
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- Instituto de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Spain; (M.R.-C.); (A.M.); (R.M.)
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Taghi-zada TP, Kasumov KM. Are Levorin Channels with Selective Permeability Capable of Enhancing Muscle Activity in Complex with Carriers? RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162020060333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Szomek M, Reinholdt P, Petersen D, Caci A, Kongsted J, Wüstner D. Direct observation of nystatin binding to the plasma membrane of living cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2020; 1863:183528. [PMID: 33279513 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Nystatin is an antifungal polyene macrolide which is widely applied to treat yeast infections. Nystatin has also been used as a laboratory tool to inhibit endocytic processes in mammalian cells. The interaction of nystatin with model membranes has been studied thoroughly by various spectroscopic methods, making use of its weak fluorescence in the ultraviolet (UV). Studying its interaction with cells would require direct imaging, which, so far, required attachment of a fluorophore to nystatin. Using UV-sensitive microscopy, we show here how to visualize the interaction of nystatin with the plasma membrane (PM) directly. We find that nystatin forms micron-sized aggregates in buffer, and molecular dynamics simulations confirm that nystatin rapidly self-assembles into aggregates in aqueous solution. Using UV-sensitive microscopy, we find that large nystatin aggregates adhere to the surface of Chinese Hamster Ovarian (CHO) cells, causing slow spreading of nystatin fluorescence into the PM. Binding of nystatin to CHO cells does not interfere with cellular uptake or lateral membrane diffusion of the cholesterol analogue TopFluor-cholesterol (TF-Chol). Nystatin binds extensively to the PM of yeast cells as inferred from a strong UV signal in this membrane. Loading a yeast mutant unable to synthesize ergosterol with cholesterol gave much less nystatin membrane staining compared to loading such cells with ergosterol. These results explain the selective fungicidal effect of nystatin by differential interaction of nystatin with yeast membranes containing ergosterol compared to the mammalian cholesterol. Our combined experimental and computational approach provides a toolset for future design of new polyene macrolides.
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- Maria Szomek
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark.
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Gurung J, Anjudikkal J, Pulikkal AK. Amphiphilic drug–additive systems in aqueous and organic solvent–water mixed media: A comprehensive account on physicochemical properties. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Munusamy S, Conde R, Bertrand B, Munoz-Garay C. Biophysical approaches for exploring lipopeptide-lipid interactions. Biochimie 2020; 170:173-202. [PMID: 31978418 PMCID: PMC7116911 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2020.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In recent years, lipopeptides (LPs) have attracted a lot of attention in the pharmaceutical industry due to their broad-spectrum of antimicrobial activity against a variety of pathogens and their unique mode of action. This class of compounds has enormous potential for application as an alternative to conventional antibiotics and for pest control. Understanding how LPs work from a structural and biophysical standpoint through investigating their interaction with cell membranes is crucial for the rational design of these biomolecules. Various analytical techniques have been developed for studying intramolecular interactions with high resolution. However, these tools have been barely exploited in lipopeptide-lipid interactions studies. These biophysical approaches would give precise insight on these interactions. Here, we reviewed these state-of-the-art analytical techniques. Knowledge at this level is indispensable for understanding LPs activity and particularly their potential specificity, which is relevant information for safe application. Additionally, the principle of each analytical technique is presented and the information acquired is discussed. The key challenges, such as the selection of the membrane model are also been briefly reviewed.
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- Sathishkumar Munusamy
- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001, Col. Chamilpa, 62210, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación Sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001, Col. Chamilpa, 62210, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001, Col. Chamilpa, 62210, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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Rubio-Camacho M, Alacid Y, Mallavia R, Martínez-Tomé MJ, Mateo CR. Polyfluorene-Based Multicolor Fluorescent Nanoparticles Activated by Temperature for Bioimaging and Drug Delivery. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E1485. [PMID: 31635330 PMCID: PMC6835524 DOI: 10.3390/nano9101485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Multifunctional nanoparticles have been attracting growing attention in recent years because of their capability to integrate materials with different features in one entity, which leads them to be considered as the next generation of nanomedicine. In this work, we have taken advantage of the interesting properties of conjugated polyelectrolytes to develop multicolor fluorescent nanoparticles with integrating imaging and therapeutic functionalities. With this end, thermosensitive liposomes were coated with three recently synthesized polyfluorenes: copoly-((9,9-bis(6'-N,N,N-trimethylammonium)hexyl)-2,7-(fluorene)-alt-1,4-(phenylene)) bromide (HTMA-PFP), copoly-((9,9-bis(6'-N,N,N-trimethylammonium)hexyl)-2,7-(fluorene)-alt-4,7-(2- (phenyl)benzo(d) (1,2,3) triazole)) bromide (HTMA-PFBT) and copoly-((9,9-bis(6'-N,N,N- trimethylammonium)hexyl)-2,7-(fluorene)-alt-1,4-(naphtho(2,3c)-1,2,5-thiadiazole)) bromide (HTMA-PFNT), in order to obtain blue, green and red fluorescent drug carriers, respectively. The stability, size and morphology of the nanoparticles, as well as their thermotropic behavior and photophysical properties, have been characterized by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Zeta Potential, transmission electron microscope (TEM) analysis and fluorescence spectroscopy. In addition, the suitability of the nanostructures to carry and release their contents when triggered by hyperthermia has been explored by using carboxyfluorescein as a hydrophilic drug model. Finally, preliminary experiments with mammalian cells demonstrate the capability of the nanoparticles to mark and visualize cells with different colors, evidencing their potential use for imaging and therapeutic applications.
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- Marta Rubio-Camacho
- Instituto de Investigación Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH), 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH), 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH), 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH), 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH), 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain.
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Lopes S, Ivanova G, de Castro B, Gameiro P. Cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine role in dibucaine interaction with the mitochondrial membrane. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2019; 1861:1152-1161. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2019.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Vázquez-Guilló R, Martínez-Tomé MJ, Kahveci Z, Torres I, Falco A, Mallavia R, Mateo CR. Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Green Cationic Polyfluorene and Its Potential Use as a Fluorescent Membrane Probe. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:E938. [PMID: 30960863 PMCID: PMC6404094 DOI: 10.3390/polym10090938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In the present work, we have synthesized a novel green-emitter conjugated polyelectrolyte Copoly-{[9,9-bis(6'-N,N,N-trimethylammonium)hexyl]-2,7-(fluorene)-alt-4,7-(2-(phenyl) benzo[d] [1,2,3] triazole)} bromide (HTMA-PFBT) by microwave-assisted Suzuki coupling reaction. Its fluorescent properties have been studied in aqueous media and in presence of model membranes of different composition, in order to explore its ability to be used as a green fluorescent membrane probe. The polyelectrolyte was bound with high affinity to the membrane surface, where it exhibited high fluorescence efficiency and stability. HTMA-PFBT showed lower affinity to zwitterionic membranes as compared to anionic ones, as well as a more external location, near the membrane-aqueous interface. Fluorescence microscopy studies confirmed the interaction of HTMA-PFBT with the model membranes, labelling the lipid bilayer without perturbing its morphology and showing a clear preference towards anionic systems. In addition, the polyelectrolyte was able to label the membrane of bacteria and living mammalian cells, separately. Finally, we explored if the polyelectrolyte can function also as a sensitive probe able of detecting lipid-phase transitions. All these results suggest the potential use of HTMA-PFBT as a green membrane marker for bioimaging and selective recognition of bacteria cell over mammalian ones and as a tool to monitor changes in physical state of lipid membranes.
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- Rebeca Vázquez-Guilló
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Spain.
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- Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK.
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánca, Orgánica y Bioqímica, Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, 13071 Cuidad Real, Spain.
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Spain.
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Spain.
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Spain.
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Skwarecki AS, Skarbek K, Martynow D, Serocki M, Bylińska I, Milewska MJ, Milewski S. Molecular Umbrellas Modulate the Selective Toxicity of Polyene Macrolide Antifungals. Bioconjug Chem 2018; 29:1454-1465. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Department of Biomedical Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, 63 Wita Stwosza Str., 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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Karam CS, Javitch JA. Phosphorylation of the Amino Terminus of the Dopamine Transporter: Regulatory Mechanisms and Implications for Amphetamine Action. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2017; 82:205-234. [PMID: 29413521 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Amphetamines (AMPHs) are potent psychostimulants that are widely used and abused, with profound medical and societal impact. Their actions at dopaminergic neurons are thought to mediate their therapeutic efficacy as well as their liability for abuse and dependence. AMPHs target the dopamine transporter (DAT), the plasmalemmal membrane protein that mediates the inactivation of released dopamine (DA) through its reuptake. AMPHs act as substrates for DAT and are known to cause mobilization of dopamine (DA) to the cell exterior via DAT-mediated reverse transport (efflux). It has become increasingly evident that the mechanisms that regulate AMPH-induced DA efflux are distinct from those that regulate DA uptake. Central to these mechanisms is the phosphorylation of the DAT amino (N)-terminus, which has been repeatedly demonstrated to facilitate DAT-mediated DA efflux, without impacting other aspects of DAT physiology. This review aims to summarize the current status of knowledge regarding DAT N-terminal phosphorylation and its regulation by protein modulators and the membrane microenvironment. A better understanding of these mechanisms may lead to the identification of novel therapeutic approaches that interfere selectively with the pharmacological effects of AMPHs without altering the physiological function of DAT.
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- Caline S Karam
- College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States; Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, United States
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- College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States; Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, United States.
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Karam CS, Sen N, Javitch JA. Phospho-specific antibodies targeting the amino terminus of the human dopamine transporter. J Chem Neuroanat 2017; 83-84:91-98. [PMID: 28571709 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The dopamine transporter (DAT), which mediates the inactivation of released dopamine through its reuptake, is the primary molecular target for the actions of psychostimulants. An increasing number of studies support an essential role for phosphorylation of serines (Ser) in the distal amino (N) terminus of DAT in regulating its function. Still, the molecular details of the regulation of phosphorylation and its impact on function are not fully understood. To address this, we have developed and characterized two distinct phospho-antibodies that recognize human DAT when it is phosphorylated at Ser7 or Ser12. Our data show that treatment of cells with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), amphetamine (AMPH) or okadaic acid (OA) leads to an increase in the phosphorylation of DAT at both residues and that these responses are dependent on the activity of protein kinase C. We also show that AMPH-induced and OA-induced phosphorylation of DAT are dependent on Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase α. Our data further suggest that the lipid raft localization of DAT is necessary for efficient N-terminal phosphorylation and for the associated behavioral effects of AMPH, demonstrating the potential of these novel antibodies as powerful tools to study DAT regulation and function in vivo.
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- Caline S Karam
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Pharmacology, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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dos Santos AG, Marquês JT, Carreira AC, Castro IR, Viana AS, Mingeot-Leclercq MP, de Almeida RFM, Silva LC. The molecular mechanism of Nystatin action is dependent on the membrane biophysical properties and lipid composition. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:30078-30088. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp05353c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nystatin-induced membrane permeabilization is related to its effects on membrane properties and organization.
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- A. G. dos Santos
- iMed.ULisboa – Research Institute for Medicines
- Faculdade de Farmácia
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1649-003 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- CQB – Centre for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1749-016 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- iMed.ULisboa – Research Institute for Medicines
- Faculdade de Farmácia
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1649-003 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- iMed.ULisboa – Research Institute for Medicines
- Faculdade de Farmácia
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1649-003 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- CQB – Centre for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1749-016 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- FACM/LDRI-UCL – Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology unit of the Louvain Drug Research Institute
- Université Catholique de Louvain
- B-1200 Bruxelles
- Belgium
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- CQB – Centre for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1749-016 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- iMed.ULisboa – Research Institute for Medicines
- Faculdade de Farmácia
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1649-003 Lisboa
- Portugal
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Houston JE, Kraft M, Mooney I, Terry AE, Scherf U, Evans RC. Charge-Mediated Localization of Conjugated Polythiophenes in Zwitterionic Model Cell Membranes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:8141-8153. [PMID: 27434827 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The selective engineering of conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE)-phospholipid interfaces is poised to play a key role in the design of advanced biomedical and biotechnological devices. Herein, we report a strategic study to investigate the relationship between the charge of the CPE side group and their association with zwitterionic phospholipid bilayers. The interaction of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) phospholipid vesicles with a series of poly(thiophene)s bearing zwitterionic, cationic, or anionic terminal groups (P3Zwit, P3TMAHT and P3Anionic, respectively) has been probed. Although all CPEs showed an affinity for the zwitterionic vesicles, the calculated partition coefficients determined using photoluminescence spectroscopy suggested preferential incorporation within the lipid bilayer in the order P3Zwit > P3Anionic ≫ P3TMAHT. The polarity probe Prodan was used to further qualify the position of the CPE inside the vesicle bilayers via Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) studies. The varying proximity of the CPEs to Prodan was reflected in the Stern-Volmer quenching constants and decreased in the order P3Anionic > P3TMAHT ≫ P3Zwit. Dynamic light scattering measurements showed an increase in the hydrodynamic diameter of the DPPC vesicles upon addition of each poly(thiophene), but to the greatest extent for P3Anionic. Small-angle neutron scattering studies also revealed that P3Anionic specifically increased the thickness of the headgroup region of the phospholipid bilayer. Epifluorescence and atomic force microscopy imaging showed that P3TMAHT formed amorphous agglomerates on the vesicle surface, P3Zwit was buried throughout the bilayer, and P3Anionic formed a shell of protruding chains around the surface, which promoted vesicle fusion. The global data indicate three distinctive modes of interaction for the poly(thiophene)s within DPPC vesicles, whereby the nature of the association is ultimately controlled by the pendant charge group on each CPE chain. Our results suggest that charge-mediated self-assembly may provide a simple and effective route to design luminescent CPE probes capable of specific localization within phospholipid membranes.
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- Judith E Houston
- School of Chemistry and CRANN, University of Dublin, Trinity College , College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Macromolecular Chemistry Group (Buwmakro) and Institute for Polymer Technology, Bergische Universität Wuppertal , Gauss-Str. 20, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and CRANN, University of Dublin, Trinity College , College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- ISIS, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, U.K
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- Macromolecular Chemistry Group (Buwmakro) and Institute for Polymer Technology, Bergische Universität Wuppertal , Gauss-Str. 20, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and CRANN, University of Dublin, Trinity College , College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Garriga R, Jurewicz I, Romero E, Jarne C, Cebolla VL, Dalton AB, Muñoz E. Two-Dimensional, pH-Responsive Oligoglycine-Based Nanocarriers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:1913-1921. [PMID: 26730704 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b10077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The nanocarrier capabilities of atomically smooth two-dimensional sheets of a biantennary oligoglycine peptide C8H16(-CH2-NH-Gly5)2 (also called tectomers) are demonstrated. We show that the pH-controlled, rapid, and reversible assembly and disassembly of oligoglycine can be effectively used for controlled loading and release of the anticancer drug and fluorescent probe coralyne. The calculated partition coefficient in water is of the same order of magnitude or higher when compared to other nanocarriers such as liposomes and micelles, signifying the tectomer's impressive loading capabilities. Moreover, the loading of guest molecules in tectomers facilitates the protection from rapid photochemically induced degradation. Such efficient, pH-sensitive, stable, and biocompatible nanocarriers are extremely attractive for biosensing, therapeutic, and theranostic applications. Additionally, our results suggest that these planar self-assembled materials can also act as phase-transfer vehicles for hydrophobic cargoes further broadening their biomedical and technological applications.
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- Rosa Garriga
- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad de Zaragoza , 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences, University of Surrey , Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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- Instituto de Carboquímica ICB-CSIC , Miguel Luesma Castán 4, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Carboquímica ICB-CSIC , Miguel Luesma Castán 4, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Carboquímica ICB-CSIC , Miguel Luesma Castán 4, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences, University of Surrey , Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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- Instituto de Carboquímica ICB-CSIC , Miguel Luesma Castán 4, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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Kahveci Z, Vázquez-Guilló R, Martínez-Tomé MJ, Mallavia R, Mateo CR. New Red-Emitting Conjugated Polyelectrolyte: Stabilization by Interaction with Biomolecules and Potential Use as Drug Carriers and Bioimaging Probes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:1958-1969. [PMID: 26709951 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b10167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The design and development of fluorescent conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs) emitting in the red region of the visible spectrum is at present of great interest for bioimaging studies. However, despite the wide variety of CPEs available, stable bright red-emitters remain scarce due to their low solubility and instability in aqueous media, consequently limiting their applications. In this work, we have synthesized and characterized a new red-emitting cationic conjugated polyelectrolyte copoly-{[9,9-bis(6'-N,N,N-trimethylammonium)hexyl]-2,7-(fluorene)-alt-1,4-(naphtho[2,3c]-1,2,5-thiadiazole)} bromide (HTMA-PFNT), based on the incorporation of naphtha[2,3c][1,2,5] thiadiazole on fluorene backbone to increase the bathochromic emission, extending the conjugation length in the polymer backbone. Water stabilization was achieved by binding the polyelectrolyte to two different biological systems which are currently used as nanocarriers: human serum albumin (HSA) and lipid vesicles. Using both systems, stable nanostructures of different composition were obtained and their properties were characterized. The properties of the protein-based nanoparticles are consistent with polyelectrolyte aggregates covered with HSA molecules, while the liposome system is composed of lipid vesicles coated with polyelectrolyte chains partially inserted in the bilayer. Both protein and vesicle structural integrity were not affected after their interaction with HTMA-PFNT, as well as the carrier properties, allowing for the binding and transport of ligands. In addition, the nanoparticles displayed the ability of labeling the cell membrane of living cells. All these results extend the potential applications of these novel multifunctional nanoparticles as therapeutic carriers and bioimaging probes.
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- Zehra Kahveci
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández , 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández , 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández , 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández , 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández , 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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Kahveci Z, Vázquez-Guilló R, Mira A, Martinez L, Falcó A, Mallavia R, Mateo CR. Selective recognition and imaging of bacterial model membranes over mammalian ones by using cationic conjugated polyelectrolytes. Analyst 2016; 141:6287-6296. [DOI: 10.1039/c6an01427e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This work describes the use of cationic polyfluorenes as fluorescent markers to selectively recognize bacterial membranes.
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- Z. Kahveci
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular
- Universidad Miguel Hernández
- 03202 Elche
- Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular
- Universidad Miguel Hernández
- 03202 Elche
- Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular
- Universidad Miguel Hernández
- 03202 Elche
- Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular
- Universidad Miguel Hernández
- 03202 Elche
- Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular
- Universidad Miguel Hernández
- 03202 Elche
- Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular
- Universidad Miguel Hernández
- 03202 Elche
- Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular
- Universidad Miguel Hernández
- 03202 Elche
- Spain
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Mobasheri M, Attar H, Rezayat Sorkhabadi SM, Khamesipour A, Jaafari MR. Solubilization Behavior of Polyene Antibiotics in Nanomicellar System: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Amphotericin B and Nystatin Interactions with Polysorbate 80. Molecules 2015; 21:E6. [PMID: 26712721 PMCID: PMC6273564 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Revised: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Amphotericin B (AmB) and Nystatin (Nys) are the drugs of choice for treatment of systemic and superficial mycotic infections, respectively, with their full clinical potential unrealized due to the lack of high therapeutic index formulations for their solubilized delivery. In the present study, using a coarse-grained (CG) molecular dynamics (MD) simulation approach, we investigated the interaction of AmB and Nys with Polysorbate 80 (P80) to gain insight into the behavior of these polyene antibiotics (PAs) in nanomicellar solution and derive potential implications for their formulation development. While the encapsulation process was predominantly governed by hydrophobic forces, the dynamics, hydration, localization, orientation, and solvation of PAs in the micelle were largely controlled by hydrophilic interactions. Simulation results rationalized the experimentally observed capability of P80 in solubilizing PAs by indicating (i) the dominant kinetics of drugs encapsulation over self-association; (ii) significantly lower hydration of the drugs at encapsulated state compared with aggregated state; (iii) monomeric solubilization of the drugs; (iv) contribution of drug-micelle interactions to the solubilization; (v) suppressed diffusivity of the encapsulated drugs; (vi) high loading capacity of the micelle; and (vii) the structural robustness of the micelle against drug loading. Supported from the experimental data, our simulations determined the preferred location of PAs to be the core-shell interface at the relatively shallow depth of 75% of micelle radius. Deeper penetration of PAs was impeded by the synergistic effects of (i) limited diffusion of water; and (ii) perpendicular orientation of these drug molecules with respect to the micelle radius. PAs were solvated almost exclusively in the aqueous poly-oxyethylene (POE) medium due to the distance-related lack of interaction with the core, explaining the documented insensitivity of Nys solubilization to drug-core compatibility in detergent micelles. Based on the obtained results, the dearth of water at interior sites of micelle and the large lateral occupation space of PAs lead to shallow insertion, broad radial distribution, and lack of core interactions of the amphiphilic drugs. Hence, controlled promotion of micelle permeability and optimization of chain crowding in palisade layer may help to achieve more efficient solubilization of the PAs.
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- Meysam Mobasheri
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 1477893855, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 1477893855, Iran.
- Tofigh Daru Research and Engineering Company (TODACO), Tehran 1397116359, Iran.
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- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417755469, Iran.
- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 193956466, Iran.
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- Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1416613675, Iran.
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, P. O. Box: 91775-1365, Mashhad 917751365, Iran.
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Datta S, Panja S, Mitra P, Halder M. Distilbene derivative as a new environment-sensitive bifunctional ligand for the possible induction of serum protein aggregation: a spectroscopic investigation and potential consequences. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:10781-10790. [PMID: 26340589 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The photophysical properties of a new distilbene fluorophore, DPDB, belonging to the conjugated polyene family is found to be well modulated with the variation of the microenvironment. Compared to the ground state, the excited-state photophysical properties of the fluorophore have been altered to larger extents with the variation of polarity and the hydrogen-bonding nature of solvents. The change in the fluorescence intensity of DPDB shows a nice correlation with the aggregation behavior of different surfactants which have been utilized for the determination of the CMC of surfactants. The distribution of DPDB is found to be higher in nonionic micelles. On the other hand, DPDB specifically binds the subdomain IB cavity of serum albumin with a stronger binding ability with HSA compared to BSA. DPDB behaves like a bivalent (bifunctional) ligand and forms a complex of 2:1 stoichiometry with serum albumins. Dynamic light scattering and circular dichroism measurements indicate that DPDB favors the association of serum albumin molecules, promoting their preaggregation state. Aggregation is an important phenomenon and is known to be initiated by heat, extreme pH conditions, very high ionic strength, surfactants, metal ions, and so forth. This study explores a new avenue in bringing about association phenomena of serum albumins and points out that the binding of such a bifunctional ligand may also become an important factor in inducing the protein association.
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- Shubhashis Datta
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur , Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur , Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur , Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur , Kharagpur 721302, India
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Ghosh S, Kuchlyan J, Banik D, Kundu N, Roy A, Banerjee C, Sarkar N. Organic Additive, 5-Methylsalicylic Acid Induces Spontaneous Structural Transformation of Aqueous Pluronic Triblock Copolymer Solution: A Spectroscopic Investigation of Interaction of Curcumin with Pluronic Micellar and Vesicular Aggregates. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:11437-48. [DOI: 10.1021/jp507378w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Surajit Ghosh
- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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Kamiński DM. Recent progress in the study of the interactions of amphotericin B with cholesterol and ergosterol in lipid environments. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2014; 43:453-67. [PMID: 25173562 PMCID: PMC4212203 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-014-0983-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In the past decade substantial progress has been made in understanding the organization and biological activity of amphotericin B (AmB) in the presence of sterols in lipid environments. This review concentrates mainly on interactions of AmB with lipids and sterols, AmB channel formation in membranes, AmB aggregation, AmB modifications important for understanding its biological activity, and AmB models explaining its mechanism of action. Most of the reviewed studies concern monolayers at the water–gas interface, monolayers deposited on a solid substrate by use of the Langmuir–Blodgett technique, micelles, vesicles, and multi-bilayers. Liposomal AmB formulations and drug delivery are intentionally omitted, because several reviews dedicated to this subject are already available.
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- Daniel Michał Kamiński
- Department of Chemistry, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 15, 20-950, Lublin, Poland,
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Kahveci Z, Martínez-Tomé MJ, Esquembre R, Mallavia R, Mateo CR. Selective Interaction of a Cationic Polyfluorene with Model Lipid Membranes: Anionic versus Zwitterionic Lipids. MATERIALS 2014; 7:2120-2140. [PMID: 28788559 PMCID: PMC5453277 DOI: 10.3390/ma7032120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2014] [Revised: 02/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This paper explores the interaction mechanism between the conjugated polyelectrolyte {[9,9-bis(6'-N,N,N-trimethylammonium)hexyl]fluorene-phenylene}bromide (HTMA-PFP) and model lipid membranes. The study was carried out using different biophysical techniques, mainly fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy. Results show that despite the preferential interaction of HTMA-PFP with anionic lipids, HTMA-PFP shows affinity for zwitterionic lipids; although the interaction mechanism is different as well as HTMA-PFP's final membrane location. Whilst the polyelectrolyte is embedded within the lipid bilayer in the anionic membrane, it remains close to the surface, forming aggregates that are sensitive to the physical state of the lipid bilayer in the zwitterionic system. The different interaction mechanism is reflected in the polyelectrolyte fluorescence spectrum, since the maximum shifts to longer wavelengths in the zwitterionic system. The intrinsic fluorescence of HTMA-PFP was used to visualize the interaction between polymer and vesicles via fluorescence microscopy, thanks to its high quantum yield and photostability. This technique allows the selectivity of the polyelectrolyte and higher affinity for anionic membranes to be observed. The results confirmed the appropriateness of using HTMA-PFP as a membrane fluorescent marker and suggest that, given its different behaviour towards anionic and zwitterionic membranes, HTMA-PFP could be used for selective recognition and imaging of bacteria over mammalian cells.
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- Zehra Kahveci
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche (Alicante) 03202, Spain.
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche (Alicante) 03202, Spain.
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche (Alicante) 03202, Spain.
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche (Alicante) 03202, Spain.
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche (Alicante) 03202, Spain.
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Interaction of a synthetic antimicrobial peptide with model membrane by fluorescence spectroscopy. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2013; 42:819-31. [DOI: 10.1007/s00249-013-0930-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Revised: 08/14/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lopes SC, Ribeiro C, Gameiro P. A New Approach to Counteract Bacteria Resistance: A Comparative Study Between Moxifloxacin and a New Moxifloxacin Derivative in Different Model Systems of Bacterial Membrane. Chem Biol Drug Des 2012; 81:265-74. [DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.12071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Thakur R, Das A, Chakraborty A. Photophysical and photodynamical study of ellipticine: an anticancer drug molecule in bile salt modulated in vitro created liposome. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:15369-78. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp41708a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Paul BK, Guchhait N. Spectroscopic probing of location and dynamics of an environment-sensitive intramolecular charge transfer probe within liposome membranes. J Colloid Interface Sci 2011; 363:529-39. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.07.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2011] [Revised: 07/20/2011] [Accepted: 07/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Ribeiro C, Lopes SC, Gameiro P. New Insights into the Translocation Route of Enrofloxacin and Its Metalloantibiotics. J Membr Biol 2011; 241:117-25. [DOI: 10.1007/s00232-011-9368-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2011] [Accepted: 04/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Quantitative assessment of peptide–lipid interactions. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2010; 1798:1999-2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2010.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2010] [Revised: 07/13/2010] [Accepted: 07/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Récamier KS, Hernández-Gómez A, González-Damián J, Ortega-Blake I. Effect of Membrane Structure on the Action of Polyenes: I. Nystatin Action in Cholesterol- and Ergosterol-Containing Membranes. J Membr Biol 2010; 237:31-40. [DOI: 10.1007/s00232-010-9304-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2009] [Accepted: 08/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Paul BK, Guchhait N. Modulated Photophysics of an ESIPT Probe 1-Hydroxy-2-naphthaldehyde within Motionally Restricted Environments of Liposome Membranes Having Varying Surface Charges. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:12528-40. [DOI: 10.1021/jp1048138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Bijan Kumar Paul
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92 A. P. C. Road, Calcutta-700009, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92 A. P. C. Road, Calcutta-700009, India
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Sarkar D, Bose D, Mahata A, Ghosh D, Chattopadhyay N. Differential Interaction of β-Cyclodextrin with Lipids of Varying Surface Charges: A Spectral Deciphering Using a Cationic Phenazinium Dye. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:2261-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jp9081867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Deboleena Sarkar
- Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India
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Bose D, Ghosh D, Das P, Girigoswami A, Sarkar D, Chattopadhyay N. Binding of a cationic phenazinium dye in anionic liposomal membrane: a spectacular modification in the photophysics. Chem Phys Lipids 2010; 163:94-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2009.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2009] [Revised: 09/04/2009] [Accepted: 10/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Bolard J, Cleary JD, Kramer RE. Evidence that impurities contribute to the fluorescence of the polyene antibiotic amphotericin B. J Antimicrob Chemother 2009; 63:921-7. [PMID: 19258352 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Based on the assertion that fluorescence spectroscopy detects dimers of the polyene antibiotic amphotericin B (AmB), this technique was recently proposed to analyse the interaction of the drug with cell membranes. However, contradictory results indicate that this 'dimeric' fluorescence might actually originate from polyene impurities. We used a highly purified AmB to challenge this last proposal. METHODS Comparison of the fluorescence of AmB from different origins was made in dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO); concentration and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) addition dependencies were analysed in water. RESULTS Excitation of fluorescence in the absorption band of the AmB monomer (around 410 nm) revealed no difference between the different samples, in contrast with what was observed by excitation in the absorption wavelengths of self-associated AmB (around 325 nm). Furthermore, in this latter case, no concentration dependence was observed, in DMSO or in water. SDS addition increased the fluorescence in water. CONCLUSIONS The fluorescence of AmB observed by excitation in the absorption wavelengths of self-associated species (around 325 nm) is explainable by the presence of impurities. Fluorescence is probably not appropriate for characterization of the drug interaction with cell membranes.
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Mouri R, Konoki K, Matsumori N, Oishi T, Murata M. Complex formation of amphotericin B in sterol-containing membranes as evidenced by surface plasmon resonance. Biochemistry 2008; 47:7807-15. [PMID: 18597487 DOI: 10.1021/bi800334p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Amphotericin B (AmB) is a membrane-active antibiotic that increases the permeability of fungal membranes. Thus, the dynamic process of its interaction with membranes poses intriguing questions, which prompted us to elaborate a quick and reliable method for real-time observation of the drug's binding to phospholipid liposomes. We focused on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and devised a new modification method of sensor chips, which led to a significant reduction in the level of nonspecific binding of the drug in a control lane. With this method in hand, we examined the affinity of AmB for various membrane preparations. As expected, AmB exhibited much higher affinity for sterol-containing palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylcholine membranes than those without sterol. The sensorgrams recorded under various conditions partly fitted theoretical curves, which were based on three interaction models. Among those, a two-state reaction model reproduced well the sensorgram of AmB binding to an ergosterol-containing membrane; in this model, two states of membrane-bound complexes, AB and AB*, are assumed, which correspond to a simple binding to the surface of the membrane (AB) and formation of another assembly in the membrane (AB*) such as an ion channel complex. Kinetic analysis demonstrated that the association constant in ergosterol-containing POPC liposomes is larger by 1 order of magnitude than that in the cholesterol-containing counterpart. These findings support the previous notion that ergosterol stabilizes the membrane-bound assembly of AmB.
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- Ryota Mouri
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Das P, Sarkar D, Chattopadhyay N. Photophysics of a β-carboline based non-ionic probe in anionic and zwitterionic liposome membranes. Chem Phys Lipids 2008; 154:38-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2008.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2007] [Revised: 02/27/2008] [Accepted: 03/03/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Czub J, Baginski M. Modulation of amphotericin B membrane interaction by cholesterol and ergosterol--a molecular dynamics study. J Phys Chem B 2007; 110:16743-53. [PMID: 16913814 DOI: 10.1021/jp061916g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Amphotericin B (AmB) is a well-known polyene macrolide antibiotic used to treat systemic fungal infections. According to a well-documented hypothesis, molecules of AmB form ionic membrane channels that are responsible for chemotherapeutic action. These channels disturb the barrier function of the cell membrane which, in consequence, leads to cell death. The presence of sterols in the cell membrane is necessary for full manifestation of the antibiotic's ionophoric activity, at least in vivo. Ergosterol-containing fungal membranes are targeted more efficiently by AmB than mammalian membranes containing cholesterol. However, a similar level of disturbance of fungal and mammalian membranes is responsible for serious toxicity of the antibiotic. Due to the importance of AmB and lack of better antifungal alternatives, the search for new less toxic derivatives of this antibiotic still continues. Therefore, studies of the AmB-membrane interaction are very important. The present work constitutes a continuation of a broad program of study on AmB mode of action in our group. In particular, molecular dynamics simulations of AmB monomers inside the bilayers of three different compositions (pure dimiristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and DMPC bilayer containing approximately 25 mol % of cholesterol or ergosterol) were carried out. In general, analysis of generated trajectories resulted in identifying many significant differences in the behavior of AmB monomers depending on the membrane environment. In particular, it was established that the antibiotic increases the internal order of DMPC bilayer containing 25 mol % of cholesterol, while it has no effect on the order of the bilayer with the same amount of ergosterol. Performed calculations also revealed that relatively rigid and elongated AmB molecules exhibit higher affinity toward the sterol-containing lo phases and, therefore, may be cumulated in ordered membrane domains (e.g., lipid rafts). Since the partition coefficient between the ld and lo phase appears to be greater in the case of the ergosterol- compared to cholesterol-containing membrane, this effect can be also discussed as the possible origin of AmB-selective toxicity and indirect sterol involvement in expression of AmB activity.
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- Jacek Czub
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza St 11/12, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland
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Neves P, Leite A, Rangel M, de Castro B, Gameiro P. Influence of structural factors on the enhanced activity of moxifloxacin: a fluorescence and EPR spectroscopic study. Anal Bioanal Chem 2007; 387:1543-52. [PMID: 17200861 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-006-1009-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2006] [Revised: 10/24/2006] [Accepted: 11/10/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Partition coefficients of moxifloxacin in liposomes of dimyristoyl-L-alpha-phosphatidylcholine or dimyristoyl-L-alpha-phosphatidylglycerol and water were determined by spectrophotometry and fluorimetry. The K (p) values obtained were larger than those reported for most of the other fluoroquinolones, a consequence of the structural changes observed in the molecule of moxifloxacin, which in turn change its acid/base properties. Introduction of a methoxy group at position 8 and a diazabicyclonyl ring at position 7 in the basic fluoroquinolone structure alters the charge distribution at the physiological pH of 7.4, and these changes seem to be responsible for its improved antibacterial potency and broader spectrum of activity. Location studies have also been performed using fluorescence and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopies. The results show that moxifloxacin must be located near the phospholipid headgroups, similar to other fluoroquinolones, but contributions from a hydrophobic component were also detected. These results suggest that the enhanced activity of this drug may be related to a more facilitated entrance into the bacterial cell, perhaps including a mediator step involving electrostatic interaction with a hydrophobic component; this step then controls the extent or orientation of insertion and improves the electrostatic interaction.
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- Patrícia Neves
- Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Química, REQUIMTE, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Wilson-Ashworth HA, Bahm Q, Erickson J, Shinkle A, Vu MP, Woodbury D, Bell JD. Differential detection of phospholipid fluidity, order, and spacing by fluorescence spectroscopy of bis-pyrene, prodan, nystatin, and merocyanine 540. Biophys J 2006; 91:4091-101. [PMID: 16980369 PMCID: PMC1635672 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.090860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The properties of liquid-ordered, solid-ordered, and liquid-disordered phases were investigated by steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy in liposomes composed of mixtures of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine and cholesterol (0-40 mol %) as a function of temperature (24-51 degrees C). The fluorescent probes used (bis-pyrene, nystatin, prodan, and merocyanine) were chosen because they differ in the location they occupy in the membrane and in the types of properties they sense. Comparison of phase diagrams with contour plots of the fluorescence data suggested that bis-pyrene is sensitive primarily to lipid order. In contrast, nystatin fluorescence intensity responded to changes in lipid fluidity. The shape of the prodan emission spectrum detected both liquid-solid and order-disorder transitions in the phase diagram. Merocyanine's behavior was more complex. First, it was more sensitive than any of the other probes to the membrane pretransition that occurs in the absence of cholesterol. Second, regardless of whether emission intensity, anisotropy, or spectral shape was observed, the probe appeared to distinguish two types of liquid-ordered phases, one with tightly packed lipids and one in which the apparent spacing among lipids was increased. The prodan data supported these results by displaying modest versions of these two observations. Together, the results identify eight regions within the phase diagram of distinguishable combinations of these physical properties. As an example of how this combined analysis can be applied to biological membranes, human erythrocytes were treated similarly. Temperature variation at constant cholesterol content revealed three of the eight combinations identified in our analysis of liposomes.
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Silva L, Coutinho A, Fedorov A, Prieto M. Nystatin-induced lipid vesicles permeabilization is strongly dependent on sterol structure. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2006; 1758:452-9. [PMID: 16626629 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2005] [Revised: 03/03/2006] [Accepted: 03/06/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The selectivity of the antibiotic nystatin towards ergosterol compared to cholesterol is believed to be a crucial factor in its specificity for fungi. In order to define the structural features of sterols that control this effect, nystatin interaction with ergosterol-, cholesterol-, brassicasterol- and 7-dehydrocholesterol-containing palmitoyloleoylphosphocholine vesicles was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy. Variations in sterol structure were correlated with their effect on nystatin photophysical and activity properties. Substitution of cholesterol by either 7-dehydrocholesterol or brassicasterol enhance nystatin ability to dissipate a transmembrane K+ gradient, showing that the presence of additional double bonds in these sterols-carbon C7 and C22, plus an additional methyl group on C-24, respectively-as compared to cholesterol, is fundamental for nystatin-sterol interaction. However, both modifications of the cholesterol molecule, like in the fungal sterol ergosterol, are critical for the formation of very compact nystatin oligomers in the lipid bilayer that present a long mean fluorescence lifetime and induce a very fast transmembrane dissipation. These observations are relevant to the molecular mechanism underlying the high selectivity presented by nystatin towards fungal cells (with ergosterol) as compared to mammalian cells (with cholesterol).
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- Liana Silva
- CQFM, Complexo I, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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Silva L, Coutinho A, Fedorov A, Prieto M. Competitive binding of cholesterol and ergosterol to the polyene antibiotic nystatin. A fluorescence study. Biophys J 2006; 90:3625-31. [PMID: 16500971 PMCID: PMC1440743 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.075408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Competition studies between cholesterol and ergosterol were carried out to gain insight into the binding interactions between nystatin and these sterols. Lipid vesicles were prepared with mixtures of palmitoyloleoylphosphocholine/ergosterol/cholesterol, and both sterol molar ratio and total content were varied. The inhibitory effect of cholesterol toward the ergosterol ability to induce the formation of long-lived fluorescent antibiotic species was used to detect nystatin-cholesterol interactions. It was found that the key factor controlling nystatin photophysical properties in the ternary lipid mixtures was their ergosterol/cholesterol molar ratio and not their overall sterol content. Moreover, permeabilization studies showed that nystatin was able to form pores in all the mixed vesicles, but the initial rate of pore formation was also dependent on the ergosterol/cholesterol molar ratio. Our data show that ergosterol is displaced by competing cholesterol, indirectly confirming cholesterol's ability to coassemble with nystatin. The distinct spectroscopic properties emphasize the different molecular architecture adopted by nystatin-cholesterol and -ergosterol complexes, and therefore are relevant to understanding the interaction of the antibiotic with membranes.
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- Liana Silva
- CQFM, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
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Baginski M, Cybulska B, Gruszecki WI. Chapter 9 Interaction of Polyene Macrolide Antibiotics with Lipid Model Membranes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1554-4516(05)03009-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2023]
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Croy SR, Kwon GS. Polysorbate 80 and Cremophor EL Micelles Deaggregate and Solubilize Nystatin at the Core–Corona Interface. J Pharm Sci 2005; 94:2345-54. [PMID: 16200548 DOI: 10.1002/jps.20301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The extent and the location of nystatin solubilization by nonionic surfactant micelles were determined. The critical aggregation concentrations (CAC) of nystatin in 4 x 10(-3) M surfactant were determined by dynamic light scattering. The resulting CAC values for nystatin in Cremophor EL (CrEL), Tween 80 (T80), and Nofable ESO-9920 (NOF) were 150, 150, and 300 microM compared to 10 microM for the phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) control. The surfactants were able to solubilize and deaggregate nystatin from 50 to 75 times more than the PBS control. The core polarity of CrEL micelles, determined by pyrene fluorescence, was significantly lower than T80 and NOF micelles. The micelle-water partition coefficients (P) of nystatin and pyrene were determined by fluorescence spectroscopy. The partition coefficient values of 7.5 microM nystatin in CrEL and NOF micelles were 1100 +/- 60 and 1000 +/- 110, an insignificant difference (p > 0.1). However, there was a significant increase in pyrene partitioning in micelles with lower core polarity. Additionally, the P of nystatin decreased when the nystatin concentration was increased, whereas the pyrene P did not. The unusual partitioning behavior of nystatin revealed a good fit with the Langmuir adsorption isotherm, indicating solubilization at the micellar core-corona interface.
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- Scott R Croy
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-2222, USA
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Matsumori N, Eiraku N, Matsuoka S, Oishi T, Murata M, Aoki T, Ide T. An amphotericin B-ergosterol covalent conjugate with powerful membrane permeabilizing activity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 11:673-9. [PMID: 15157878 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2004.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2003] [Revised: 01/07/2004] [Accepted: 02/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Amphotericin B-sterol conjugates were synthesized and examined for their membrane permeabilizing activity. Ergosterol and cholesterol, each connected with amphotericin B via an ethylenecarbamate or hexamethylenecarbamate linker, were examined by K(+) flux assays using liposomes and by single-channel recording across phospholipid membrane. Among four conjugates tested, AmB-ergosterol bearing an ethylenecarbamate linker exhibited the most powerful activity, which substantially exceeded that of the cholesterol homolog. Single-channel recording clearly exhibited that the ergosterol conjugate elicited channel current with the conductance of 28 pS, which was comparable with those by AmB, and revealed a higher channel open probability than the cholesterol conjugate. These results imply that direct interaction between amphotericin B and ergosterol is reproduced by their conjugate, which may serve as a model compound for understanding the drug's selective toxicity.
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- Nobuaki Matsumori
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-16 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Coutinho A, Silva L, Fedorov A, Prieto M. Cholesterol and ergosterol influence nystatin surface aggregation: relation to pore formation. Biophys J 2004; 87:3264-76. [PMID: 15315952 PMCID: PMC1304795 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.044883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Nystatin interaction with liposomes mimicking fungal and mammalian membranes (ergosterol- and cholesterol-containing 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) large unilamellar vesicles, respectively) was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy. The activity of this antibiotic was also measured using a pyranine fluorescence detected K+/H+ exchange assay. Nystatin mean fluorescence lifetime varied with the antibiotic concentration and ergosterol content (0-30 mol%) of the lipid vesicles. It sharply increased from 5 to 37 ns upon reaching 100 molecules per liposome, reporting nystatin oligomerization in the membrane. Concomitantly, spectral alterations typical of excitonic coupling were detected and there was a pronounced increase in the initial rate of pore formation by nystatin. These findings suggest that nystatin exerts its antibiotic activity via a two-stage mechanism: at low antibiotic concentrations, surface-adsorbed monomeric antibiotic molecules perturb the lipid packing, changing the permeability properties of the ergosterol-rich liposomes. Upon reaching a critical threshold, nystatin mode of action switches to the classical model of transmembrane aqueous channel formation. In the presence of cholesterol-containing POPC liposomes, neither nystatin spectroscopic properties, nor the kinetics of K+ efflux varied with the antibiotic concentration suggesting that in this case the first stage of antibiotic mode of action always prevails or the assemblies formed by nystatin and cholesterol are very loose.
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- Ana Coutinho
- Centro de Química-Física Molecular, Instituto Superior Técnico, P-1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal.
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Croy SR, Kwon GS. The effects of Pluronic block copolymers on the aggregation state of nystatin. J Control Release 2004; 95:161-71. [PMID: 14980765 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2003.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2003] [Accepted: 11/10/2003] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The purpose of this work was to characterize the effect of block copolymer composition on the aggregation state of nystatin in the presence of Pluronic micelles. The critical aggregation concentrations (CACs) of nystatin were determined by dynamic light scattering (DLS). The CAC of nystatin in phosphate-buffered saline was 20 microM at 37 degrees C. Addition of Pluronics significantly increased the CAC of nystatin up to >350 microM at 37 degrees C at the concentrations studied. The CAC values corresponded directly to the size of the Pluronic hydrophobic blocks, and inversely with Pluronic critical micellization concentration (CMC). Predictably, increasing Pluronic concentration and temperature revealed increases in CACs. The micelle-water partition coefficient (P) of nystatin was determined by nystatin fluorescence. The P for nystatin at 37 degrees C was calculated in F68, F98, P105, and F127 to be 15, 21, 73, and 79, respectively. Pluronic micelle core polarity experiments, determined by pyrene fluorescence, revealed decreased polarity with increasing hydrophobic block length and temperature. Thus, nystatin CACs in the presence of Pluronics correlated directly with the partition coefficients, and inversely with core polarity. These results point to the number of micelles in solution as the primary factor responsible for nystatin solubilization by Pluronics.
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- Scott R Croy
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705-2222, USA
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Silva L, Coutinho A, Fedorov A, Prieto M. Solution conformation of a nitrobenzoxadiazole derivative of the polyene antibiotic nystatin: a FRET study. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2003; 72:17-26. [PMID: 14644562 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2003.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Nystatin is a polyene antibiotic frequently applied in the treatment of topical fungal infections. In this work, a 7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD) hexanoyl amide derivative of nystatin was synthesized and its detailed photophysical characterization is presented. The average conformation of the labelled antibiotic in tetrahydrofuran, ethanol and methanol was determined by intramolecular (tetraene to NBD) fluorescence resonance energy transfer measurements. At variance with the literature [Can. J. Chem. 63 (1985) 77-85], it was concluded that there is no need to invoke a solvent-dependent conformational equilibrium between extended and closed conformers of the antibiotic, because the mean tetraene-to-NBD separating distance was found to remain constant (approximately 18 A) in all the solvents studied. In addition, the large solvent dependence of the fluorescence anisotropy observed for the non-derivatized nystatin, was rationalized on the basis of the prolate ellipsoidal geometry of the molecule. It was concluded that the rod shaped and amphipathic antibiotic remains monomeric in different solvents within the concentration range studied (2-20 microM).
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- Liana Silva
- Centro de Química-Física Molecular, Complexo I, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, P-1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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