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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
43
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
We tested the hypothesis that certain membrane-intercalating agents increase the chemical activity of cholesterol by displacing it from its low activity association with phospholipids. Octanol, 1,2-dioctanoyl-sn-glycerol (a diglyceride), and N-hexanoyl-D-erythrosphingosine (a ceramide) were shown to increase both the rate of transfer and the extent of equilibrium partition of human red blood cell cholesterol to methyl-beta-cyclodextrin. These agents also promoted the interaction of the sterol with two cholesterol-specific probes, cholesterol oxidase and saponin. Expanding the pool of bilayer phospholipids with lysophosphatides countered these effects. The three intercalators also protected the red cells against lysis by cholesterol depletion as if substituting for the extracted sterol. As is the case for excess plasma membrane cholesterol, treating human fibroblasts with octanol, diglyceride, or ceramide stimulated the rapid inactivation of their hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase, presumably through an increase in the pool of endoplasmic reticulum cholesterol. These data supported the stated hypothesis and point to competition between cholesterol and endogenous and exogenous intercalators for association with membrane phospholipids. We also describe simple screens using red cells in a microtiter well format to identify intercalating agents that increase or decrease the activity of membrane cholesterol.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ceramides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol Oxidase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclodextrins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Diglycerides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lipid Bilayers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Oxygen, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phospholipids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Saponins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/beta-Cyclodextrins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/methyl-beta-cyclodextrin
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
280
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
36126-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Binding, Competitive, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Ceramides, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Cholesterol Oxidase, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Cyclodextrins, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Diglycerides, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Endoplasmic Reticulum, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Erythrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Fibroblasts, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Hemolysis, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Hypercholesterolemia, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Lipid Bilayers, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Oxygen, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Phospholipids, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Saponins, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16129675-beta-Cyclodextrins
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Activation of membrane cholesterol by displacement from phospholipids.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. ylange@rush.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural