Hexadecylphosphocholine interaction with lipid monolayers
Hexadecylphosphocholine interaction with lipid monolayers
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bbamem.2004.01.010
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发表时间:
2004-03-09
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Saint-Pierre-Chazalet, M
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作者:
Rakotomanga, M;Loiseau, PM;Saint-Pierre-Chazalet, M
The phospholipid analogue miltefosine or hexadecylphosphocholine (HePC) is a drug of high interest in the treatment for fatal visceral leishmaniasis (VL) due to Leishmania donovani particularly because of its activity by oral route. In this study, the interaction of HePC with a monolayer of beta-pahnitoyl-gamma-oleyl-phosphatidylcholine (POPC) as membrane model or sterol (ergosterol or cholesterol) was investigated. At a constant pressure of 25 mN/m, the adsorption kinetics of HePC into the monolayers showed that HePC molecules are inserted into the monolayer of lipids as monomers until the critical micellar concentration (CMC). At HePC concentrations superior to the CMC, the micelles of HePC are deployed at the interface as groups of monomers into the POPC or sterol monolayer. The study of mixture of HePC/(POPC or sterol), spread at the air-water interface, shows that a simple miscibility between HePC and POPC is observed, whereas a high condensation appears between HePC and sterols showing a high affinity between HePC and sterols. hi addition, HePC does not act as detergent disturbing membrane integrity. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.