Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10883294 | Mitochondrion | 2005 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Considering that cerebrocrast stimulates oligomycin-inhibited state 3 respiration simultaneously with mitochondrial transmembrane potential (ÎÏ) dissipation, the mechanism underlying the uncoupler activity of cerebrocrast was assessed by its ability to permeabilize the mitochondrial inner membrane to H+ or to K+ or to cotransport anions with H+. The partition coefficient of cerebrocrast in mitochondrial membrane and its ability to act as a membrane-active compound disturbing membrane lipid organization were also investigated. Cerebrocrast induced no permeabilization of mitochondrial inner membrane to H+ or K+, but it was able to transport H+ in association with Clâ. Cerebrocrast showed a strong incorporation into the mitochondrial membrane, with a partition coefficient (Kpm/w) of 2.7(±0.1)Ã105. Cerebrocrast also reduced, in a concentration dependent manner, the phase transition temperature, the cooperative unit size, and the enthalpy associated with the phase transition temperature of DMPC membrane bilayers. It was concluded that the uncoupler activity of cerebrocrast is due to its ability to promote the cotransport of H+ with Clâ through the rat liver mitochondrial inner membrane, and that this cerebrocrast mechanism of action may be potentiated by alterations of membrane lipid organization and membrane lateral heterogeneity.
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Authors
Maria A.S. Fernandes, Amália S. Jurado, Romeu A. Videira, Maria S. Santos, António J.M. Moreno, Astrida Velena, Gunars Duburs, Catarina R. Oliveira, Joaquim A.F. Vicente,