PMID: 9421187Jan 8, 1998Paper

Mechanisms by which thionin induces susceptibility of S49 cell membranes to extracellular phospholipase A2

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta
H A WilsonJohn D Bell

Abstract

Whereas cells normally resist attack by PLA2, they become susceptible under certain pathological conditions. To ascertain the regulatory mechanisms that induce cellular susceptibility to PLA2, the effect of thionin on S49 cells was examined in the presence of PLA2. Thionin alone was unable to evoke hydrolysis of the lipid bilayer. Likewise, the addition of PLA2 alone caused production of only a minimal amount of free fatty acid. However, thionin and PLA2 together resulted in significant hydrolysis of the cell membrane. Thionin caused perturbation of the bilayer structure as suggested by the changes in the emission spectra of laurdan and the permeability of the membrane to propidium iodide. These changes correlated quantitatively with the susceptibility of the lipid bilayer to PLA2. Furthermore, thionin induced a modest increase in intracellular Ca2+. The source of this Ca2+ was the extracellular fluid since EDTA in the extracellular medium inhibited the Ca2+ influx. Moreover, cobalt chloride, a universal Ca2+ channel blocker, prevented the rise in intracellular Ca2+, the uptake of propidium iodide, and the susceptibility to PLA2 induced by thionin. In contrast, the changes in the laurdan emission caused by the thionin were not ...Continue Reading

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