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Liu K, Huang S, Fang D. Electrochemical Measurement of Cholesterol Flip-Flop in Plasma Membrane at Single Cells. Anal Chem 2020; 92:10961-10965. [PMID: 32672037 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Here, a microelectrode approach is established to measure the flip-flop rate of cholesterol in plasma membranes at single living cells. The initial validation is performed in a modeled phospholipid bilayer positioned at an interconnecting hole between two compartments, in which cholesterol in one compartment diffuses into the other one through a flip-flop movement in the bilayer and is then detected by a cholesterol oxidase-modified microelectrode. As compared with the time (140 ± 28 s) for free cholesterol transport in absence of the bilayer, a prolonged time (702 ± 42 s) is needed to observe the current increase in the presence of the bilayer. The difference in the time (562 s) gives the estimated flip-flop time of cholesterol in the bilayer. The position of the microelectrode in contact with a living cell and the injection of cholesterol inside the cell are further applied to measure the cholesterol flip-flop in the plasma membrane. The average time (1183 ± 146 s) is obtained to observe an additional current increase at the microelectrode, which reflects the cholesterol flip-flop rate in plasma membranes in single living cells. All these results support the establishment of this microelectrode approach for the study of the cholesterol flip-flop process in lipid membranes.
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- Kang Liu
- School of Pharmacy and Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211126, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Key Laboratory of Targeted Intervention of Cardiovascular Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211126, China.,Department of Pharmacy, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong'an Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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Enzyme-modified microelectrodes for electrochemical detection of sphingomyelin in the plasma membranes of single cells. Electrochem commun 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2020.106671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Lu B, Li L, Schneider M, Hodges CA, Cotton CU, Burgess JD, Kelley TJ. Electrochemical measurement of membrane cholesterol correlates with CFTR function and is HDAC6-dependent. J Cyst Fibros 2018; 18:175-181. [PMID: 29941319 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2018.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated that CF epithelial cells exhibit increased cholesterol content at the plasma membrane compared to wild type controls as measured by electrochemical methods. Microtubule dysregulation that impacts intracellular transport has also been identified in CF cells and is reversible with histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) inhibition, a regulator of tubulin acetylation. The hypothesis of this study is that increased membrane cholesterol content in CF cells is dependent on HDAC6 regulation. METHODS Electrochemical measurement of membrane cholesterol in mouse trachea and in primary human CF bronchial epithelial cells is used to monitor CFTR correction and manipulation of cholesterol processing by HDAC6 inhibition. RESULTS Data demonstrate that induction of Cftr expression in an inducible CF mouse model restores tubulin acetylation levels and normalizes membrane cholesterol content. To test the relationship between tubulin acetylation, membrane cholesterol levels were measured in a CF mouse model depleted of Hdac6 expression (CF/HDA). CF/HDA mouse trachea have WT membrane cholesterol levels while CF mice have approximately two-fold increase in membrane cholesterol compared to WT consistent with previous studies. Pharmacological inhibition of HDAC6 in primary human CF bronchial epithelial cells also reduces membrane cholesterol levels. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that elevated membrane cholesterol in CF epithelium is regulated by HDAC6 function and that the electrochemical measure of membrane cholesterol correlates with both genetic and pharmacological CFTR correction.
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- Binyu Lu
- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, United States
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- Department of Medical, Laboratory, Imaging and Radiologic Sciences, Augusta University, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, United States; Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, United States.
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Xu H, Zhou S, Jiang D, Chen HY. Cholesterol Oxidase/Triton X-100 Parked Microelectrodes for the Detection of Cholesterol in Plasma Membrane at Single Cells. Anal Chem 2018; 90:1054-1058. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b03667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Haiyan Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical
Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical
Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical
Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical
Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Li L, Lu B, Jiang D, Shin M, Kelley T, Burgess JD. Cell Plasma Membrane Cholesterol as a Diagnostic. CURRENT OPINION IN ELECTROCHEMISTRY 2017; 2:82-87. [PMID: 28758153 PMCID: PMC5526343 DOI: 10.1016/j.coelec.2017.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Cholesterol is a tightly regulated major structural component of the cell plasma membrane (PM) where it forms stoichiometric complexes with phospholipids and sphingolipids. The amount of cholesterol in the PM exhibits a regulatory role in basal activity of several biomolecular processes by direct binding to proteins and by indirect local environmental effects within the PM that are also coupled to overall cellular cholesterol homeostasis. The term "active cholesterol" refers to PM cholesterol not complexed to lipids, a cholesterol state that arises above a threshold mole fraction of cholesterol in the PM. Active cholesterol level in the PM provides a control mechanism for cellular cholesterol homeostasis through its recognition by membrane bound proteins that activate genes of cholesterol synthesis enzymes. Uptake of LDL, production and release of HDL as well as reversible storage of cholesterol in the cytosol by covalent modification are also regulated and dependent on PM cholesterol (thermodynamic) activity: active cholesterol. A number of human disease states have been found to have associated alterations in PM cholesterol and thus a method for its determination is described.
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- Li Li
- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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- The State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Jiangsu 210093, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Southern University, 201 COBA Dr. Statesboro, GA 30458, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, Imaging, and Radiologic Sciences, College of Allied Health Sciences, Augusta University and Augusta University Health System, Health Sciences Campus, 987 St. Sabastian Way, EC-2437, Augusta, Georgia 30912 USA
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Yu X, Kelley TJ, Chiel HJ, Burgess JD. Communication-Microelectrode Detection of Cholesterol Efflux from the Human Buccel Mucosa. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY 2016; 163:B453-B455. [PMID: 27546897 PMCID: PMC4988675 DOI: 10.1149/2.1001608jes] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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It has previously demonstrated that cholesterol efflux from the cell plasma membrane is increased in a mouse model of cystic fibrosis (CF) compared to a wild-type control. A noninvasive means of characterizing plasma membrane cholesterol efflux at the surface of airway tissue of CF patients is needed to extend the trends found in animal models of CF to the human disease state. Microelectrode-induced cholesterol efflux from the plasma membrane of cells at the surface of tissue is proposed as a strategy to demonstrate increased cholesterol efflux for CF in human subjects. Data demonstrating detection of cholesterol efflux from the human buccal mucosa is reported as proof-of-concept for an in vivo diagnostic assay.
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- Xiaochun Yu
- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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West RH, Lu H, Shaw K, Chiel HJ, Kelley TJ, Burgess JD. Double Potential Pulse Chronocoulometry for Detection of Plasma Membrane Cholesterol Efflux at Disk Platinum Microelectrodes. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY 2014; 161:B111-B116. [PMID: 27330196 PMCID: PMC4909259 DOI: 10.1149/2.005406jes] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A double potential pulse scheme is reported for observation of cholesterol efflux from the plasma membrane of a single neuron cell. Capillary Pt disk microelectrodes having a thin glass insulator allow the 10 μm diameter electrode and cell to be viewed under optical magnification. The electrode, covalently functionalized with cholesterol oxidase, is positioned in contact with the cell surface resulting in enzyme catalyzed cholesterol oxidation and efflux of cholesterol from the plasma membrane at the electrode contact site. Enzymatically generated hydrogen peroxide accumulates at the electrode/cell interface during a 5 s hold-time and is oxidized during application of a potential pulse. A second, replicate potential pulse is applied 0.5 s after the first potential pulse to gauge background charge prior to significant accumulation of hydrogen peroxide. The difference in charge passed between the first and second potential pulse provides a measure of hydrogen peroxide generated by the enzyme and is an indication of the cholesterol efflux. Control experiments for bare Pt microelectrodes in contact with the cell plasma membrane show difference charge signals in the range of about 7-10 pC. Enzyme-modified electrodes in contact with the plasma membrane show signals in the range of 16-26 pC.
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- Richard H. West
- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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Minguzzi A, Locatelli C, Lugaresi O, Vertova A, Rondinini S. Au-based/electrochemically etched cavity-microelectrodes as optimal tool for quantitative analyses on finely dispersed electrode materials: Pt/C, IrO2-SnO2 and Ag catalysts. Electrochim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.10.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Ma G, Zhou J, Tian C, Jiang D, Fang D, Chen H. Luminol electrochemiluminescence for the analysis of active cholesterol at the plasma membrane in single mammalian cells. Anal Chem 2013; 85:3912-7. [PMID: 23527944 DOI: 10.1021/ac303304r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A luminol electrochemiluminescence assay was reported to analyze active cholesterol at the plasma membrane in single mammalian cells. The cellular membrane cholesterol was activated by the exposure of the cells to low ionic strength buffer or the inhibition of intracellular acyl-coA/cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT). The active membrane cholesterol was reacted with cholesterol oxidase in the solution to generate a peak concentration of hydrogen peroxide on the electrode surface, which induced a measurable luminol electrochemiluminescence. Further treatment of the active cells with mevastatin decreased the active membrane cholesterol resulting in a drop in luminance. No change in the intracellular calcium was observed in the presence of luminol and voltage, which indicated that our analysis process might not interrupt the intracellular cholesterol trafficking. Single cell analysis was performed by placing a pinhole below the electrode so that only one cell was exposed to the photomultiplier tube (PMT). Twelve single cells were analyzed individually, and a large deviation on luminance ratio observed exhibited the cell heterogeneity on the active membrane cholesterol. The smaller deviation on ACAT/HMGCoA inhibited cells than ACAT inhibited cells suggested different inhibition efficiency for sandoz 58035 and mevastatin. The new information obtained from single cell analysis might provide a new insight on the study of intracellular cholesterol trafficking.
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- Guangzhong Ma
- Key State Labortorary of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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Cachet-Vivier C, Keddam M, Vivier V, Yu L. Development of cavity microelectrode devices and their uses in various research fields. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2012.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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