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The asymmetry of plasma membranes and their cholesterol content influence the uptake of cisplatin.


ABSTRACT: The composition of the plasma membrane of malignant cells is thought to influence the cellular uptake of cisplatin and to take part in developing resistance to this widespread anti-cancer drug. In this work we study the permeation of cisplatin through the model membranes of normal and cancer cells using molecular dynamics simulations. A special attention is paid to lipid asymmetry and cholesterol content of the membranes. The loss of lipid asymmetry, which is common for cancer cells, leads to a decrease in their permeability to cisplatin by one order of magnitude in comparison to the membranes of normal cells. The change in the cholesterol molar ratio from 0% to 33% also decreases the permeability of the membrane by approximately one order of magnitude. The permeability of pure DOPC membrane is 5-6 orders of magnitude higher than one of the membranes with realistic lipid composition, which makes it as an inadequate model for the studies of drug permeability.

SUBMITTER: Rivel T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6449338 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The asymmetry of plasma membranes and their cholesterol content influence the uptake of cisplatin.

Rivel Timothée T   Ramseyer Christophe C   Yesylevskyy Semen S  

Scientific reports 20190404 1


The composition of the plasma membrane of malignant cells is thought to influence the cellular uptake of cisplatin and to take part in developing resistance to this widespread anti-cancer drug. In this work we study the permeation of cisplatin through the model membranes of normal and cancer cells using molecular dynamics simulations. A special attention is paid to lipid asymmetry and cholesterol content of the membranes. The loss of lipid asymmetry, which is common for cancer cells, leads to a  ...[more]

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