کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9757670 1496383 2005 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Cholesterol inhibits the lytic activity of melittin in erythrocytes
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه شیمی شیمی (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Cholesterol inhibits the lytic activity of melittin in erythrocytes
چکیده انگلیسی
Although cell lysis by the hemolytic peptide, melittin, has been extensively studied, the role of specific lipids of the erythrocyte membrane on melittin-induced hemolysis remains unexplored. In this report, we have explored the modulatory role of cholesterol on the hemolytic activity of melittin by specifically depleting cholesterol from rat erythrocytes using methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD). Our results show that the hemolytic activity of melittin is increased by ∼3-fold upon depletion of erythrocyte membrane cholesterol by ∼55% without any appreciable loss of phospholipids. This result constitutes the first report demonstrating that the presence of cholesterol inhibits the lytic activity of melittin in its natural target membrane, i.e., the erythrocyte membrane. These results are relevant in understanding the role of cholesterol in the mechanism of action of melittin in the erythrocyte membrane.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Chemistry and Physics of Lipids - Volume 134, Issue 2, April 2005, Pages 183-189
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