The interaction of mefloquine hydrochloride with cell membrane models at the air-water interface is modulated by the monolayer lipid composition

Autor(es)

Goto, Thiago Eichi ^[1] ; Caseli, Luciano ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Inst Environm Chem & Pharmaceut Sci, Diadema, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science; v. 431, p. 24-30, OCT 1 2014.
• Citações Web of Science: 20

Resumo

The antiparasitic properties of antiparasitic drugs are believed to be associated with their interactions with the protozoan membrane, encouraging research on the identification of membrane sites capable of drug binding. In this study, we investigated the interaction of mefloquine hydrochloride, known to be effective against malaria, with cell membrane models represented by Langmuir monolayers of selected lipids. It is shown that even small amounts of the drug affect the surface pressure-area isotherms as well as surface vibrational spectra of some lipid monolayers, which points to a significant interaction. The effects on the latter depend on the electrical charge of the monolayer-forming molecules, with the drug activity being particularly distinctive for negatively charged lipids. Therefore, the lipid composition of the monolayer modulates the interaction with the lipophilic drug, which may have important implications in understanding how the drug acts on specific sites of the protozoan membrane. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/10213-1 - Interação de materiais bioativos em filmes ultrafinos organizados em modelos de biointerfaces para investigação de processos de reconhecimento molecular e mecanismos moleculares associados
• Beneficiário: Luciano Caseli
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular