Use ofBacillus stearothermophilus as a model to study tamoxifen-membrane interactions

Toxicology in Vitro : an International Journal Published in Association with BIBRA
C LuxoV M Madeira

Abstract

A strain ofBacillus stearothermophilus was used as a model to study the interaction of tamoxifen (TAM) with the cell membrane and the cytostatic antiproliferative effects not related to oestrogen binding. The bacterial growth in the presence of TAM was evaluated turbidimetrically and by viable cell counting. In parallel, partition coefficients of TAM in bacterial polar lipid bilayers were determined. Additionally, studies with fluorescent probes were carried out to investigate TAM effects on the physical state of the membrane lipid bilayer. TAM inhibits growth ofB. stearothermophilus and induces loss of cell viability as a function of concentration and the growth temperature. High partitioning of this drug in the bacterial lipid membranes was observed, reaching maximal values in the temperature range of the phase transition. Fluorescence polarizations of 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) and of its propionic acid derivative (DPH-PA) report significant structural disorder of the lipid bilayer induced by the cytostatic, particularly in the phase transition range. A putative relationship between growth impairment by TAM and the TAM-induced perturbation of the physical behaviour of bacterial membrane lipids is suggested.

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Sep 22, 2001·Toxicology in Vitro : an International Journal Published in Association with BIBRA·C LuxoV M Madeira
Nov 6, 2003·Toxicology in Vitro : an International Journal Published in Association with BIBRA·J D MartinsV M C Madeira
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