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Brown TP, Santa DE, Berger BA, Kong L, Wittenberg NJ, Im W. CHARMM GUI Membrane Builder for oxidized phospholipid membrane modeling and simulation. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2024; 86:102813. [PMID: 38598982 PMCID: PMC11102286 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2024.102813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Oxidative stress leads to the production of oxidized phospholipids (oxPLs) that modulate the biophysical properties of phospholipid monolayers and bilayers. As many immune cells are responsible for surveilling cells and tissues for the presence of oxPLs, oxPL-dependent mechanisms have been suggested as targets for treating chronic kidney disease, atherosclerosis, diabetes, and cancer metastasis. This review details recent experimental and computational studies that characterize oxPLs' behaviors in various monolayers and bilayers. These studies investigate how the tail length and polar functional groups of OxPLs impact membrane properties, how oxidized membranes can be stabilized, and how membrane integrity is generally affected by oxidized lipids. In addition, for oxPL-containing membrane modeling and simulation, CHARMM-GUI Membrane Builder has been extended to support a variety of oxPLs, accelerating the simulation system building process for these biologically relevant lipid bilayers.
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- Turner P Brown
- Department of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA; Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA.
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Ghorbani M, Dehghan G, Allahverdi A. Insight into the effect of ibuprofen on the permeability of the membrane: a molecular dynamic simulation study. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023:1-11. [PMID: 37982256 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2283151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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Studying interactions between drugs and cell membranes is of great interest to designing novel drugs, optimizing drug delivery, and discerning drug mechanism action. In this study, we investigated the physical properties of the bilayer membrane model of POPC upon interaction with ibuprofen (IBU) using molecular dynamics simulations. The area per lipid (APL) was calculated to describe the effect of ibuprofen on the packing properties of the lipid bilayer. The APL was 0.58 nm2 and 0.63 nm2 for the membrane in low and high IBU respectively, and 0.57 nm2 for the membrane without IBU. Our finding showed that the mean square deviation (MSD) increased with increased ibuprofen content. In addition, the order parameter for the hydrocarbon chain of lipids increased with increased ibuprofen content. There was an increment in the transfer free energy after the head group region while it was maximum in the hydrophobic core for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) (∼6.2 kcal.mol-1) and H2O (∼3.4 kcal.mol-1) which then decreased to respective values of (∼4.6 kcal.mol-1), and (∼2.3 kcal.mol-1) at the center of the bilayer in the presence of IBU. It seems that in the presence of ibuprofen, the free energy profile of the permeability of water and H2O2 significantly decreased. These findings show that ibuprofen significantly influences the physical properties of the bilayer by decreasing the packing and intermolecular interaction in the hydrocarbon chain region and increasing the water permeability of the bilayer. These results may provide insights into the local cytotoxic side effects of ibuprofen and its underlying molecular mechanisms.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Fernández M, Marín R, Proverbio F, Ruette F. Effect of magnesium sulfate in oxidized lipid bilayers properties by using molecular dynamics. Biochem Biophys Rep 2021; 26:100998. [PMID: 33997315 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2021.100998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) has been used as a protector agent for many diseases related to oxidative stress. The effect of MgSO4 on the oxidized lipid bilayer has not yet been studied using molecular dynamics calculations. In this work, the effects of oxidation were evaluated by using a POPC membrane model at different concentrations of its aldehyde (-CHO) and hydroperoxide (-OOH) derivatives with and without MgSO4. Several quantitative and qualitative properties were evaluated, such as membrane thickness, area per lipid, area compressibility modulus, snapshots after simulation finish, density distributions, time evolutions of oxidized group positions, and radial distributions of oxidized group concerning Mg. Results indicate that in the absence of MgSO4 the mobility of oxidized groups, particularly –CHO, toward the surface interface is high. At a low oxidation level of the bilayer there is an increase in the compressibility modulus as compared to the unoxidized bilayer. MgSO4, at a low oxidation level, tends to lessen the oxidation effects by lowering the dispersion in the distribution of oxidized species toward the membrane surface and the water region. However, MgSO4 does not change the trends of decreasing membrane thickness and area compressibility modulus and increasing area per lipid upon oxidation. In this regard, MgSO4 diminishes the electrostatic long-distance attractive interactions between the oxidized groups and the charged headgroups of the interface, owing to the Mg+2 and SO4-2 screening effects and an electrostatic stabilization of the headgroups, preventing the pore formation, which is well-known to occur in oxidized membranes. MgSO4 in vitro restores oxidized membranes but its molecular mechanism is unclear. MD simulations of oxidized lipid bilayers were performed with and without of MgSO4. A restriction in the mobility of oxidized groups is produced by MgSO4. Mg+2 and SO4= produce screening effects on the oxidized membranes. MgSO4 produce a diminution of electrostatic long-distance attractive interactions.
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Yadav DK, Kumar S, Choi EH, Kim MH. Electric-field-induced electroporation and permeation of reactive oxygen species across a skin membrane. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 39:1343-1353. [PMID: 32072876 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1730972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Electroporation processes affect the permeability of cell membranes, which can be utilized for the delivery of plasma species in cancer therapy. By means of computational dynamics, many aspects of membrane electroporation have been unveiled at the atomic level for lipid membranes. Herein, a molecular dynamics simulation study was performed on native and oxidized membrane systems with transversal electric fields. The simulation result shows that the applied electric field mainly affects the membrane properties so that electroporation takes place and these pores are lined by hydrophilic headgroups of the lipid components. The calculated hydrophobic thickness, lateral diffusion and pair correlation revealed the role of 5α-CH in creation of water-pore in an oxidized membrane. Additionally, the permeability of reactive oxygen species was examined through these electroporated systems. The permeability study suggested that water pores in the membrane facilitate the penetration of these species across the membrane to the interior of the cell. These findings may have significance in experimental applications in vivo as once the reactive oxygen species reaches the interior of the cell, they may cause oxidative stress and induce apoptosis.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Dharmendra Kumar Yadav
- College of Pharmacy, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, South Korea.,Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, South Korea.,Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center/PDP Research Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, South Korea.,Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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Biomembranes and lipid systems are rich in unsaturated lipid components and are subject to photo-induced lipid peroxidation. The peroxidized lipid products in cellular systems are known to affect the structural organization and function of the biomembrane. We employed molecular dynamics simulations to study the effects of phospholipid peroxidation on membrane properties and the permeability of different reactive species. The results suggest that when the lipids are peroxidized, the peroxide group moves toward the membrane surface, which causes the membrane system to expand laterally and increase in area. The permeability profile revealed that nitrogen species can easily permeate through the native and peroxidized system in comparison to oxygen species, suggesting its importance in plasma-based treatment. Thus, by breaching the energy barrier with lower energy, they can traverse the cell membrane and induce oxidative stress, which leads to apoptosis.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Surendra Kumar
- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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Al-Shabib NA, Khan JM, Malik A, Tabish Rehman M, AlAjmi MF, Husain FM, Hisamuddin M, Altwaijry N. Molecular interaction of tea catechin with bovine β-lactoglobulin: A spectroscopic and in silico studies. Saudi Pharm J 2020; 28:238-45. [PMID: 32194324 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2020.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Polyphenols has attained pronounced attention due to their beneficial values of health and found to prevent several chronic diseases. Here, we elucidated binding mechanism between frequently consumed polyphenol “tea catechin” and milk protein bovine beta-lactoglobulin (β-Lg). We investigated the conformational changes of β-Lg due to interaction with catechin using spectroscopic and in silico studies. Fluorescence quenching data (Stern-Volmer quenching constant) revealed that β-Lg interacted with catechin via dynamic quenching. Thermodynamic data revealed that the interaction between β-Lg and catechin is endothermic and spontaneously interacted mainly through hydrophobic interactions. The UV-Vis absorption and far-UV circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy exhibited that the tertiary as well as secondary structure of β-Lg distorted after interaction with catechin. Molecular docking and simulation studies also confirm that catechin binds at the central cavity of β-Lg with high affinity (~105 M−1) and hydrophobic interactions play significant role in the formation of a stable β-Lg-catechin complex.
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Grabarek BO, Wcisło-Dziadecka D, Sanakiewicz A, Kruszniewska-Rajs C, Gola J. Evaluation of changes in expression pattern of oxidative stress genes under the influence of adalimumab. Dermatol Ther 2019; 32:e13141. [PMID: 31664747 DOI: 10.1111/dth.13141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The psoriasis therapy consists of the inhibition of cytokines involved in inducing and development of this disease. The aim of the study was to evaluate the changes in the expression of genes related to the oxidative stress phenomenon in the culture of normal human dermal fibroblasts of Normal Human Dermal Fibroblasts (NHDF) exposed to adalimumab. NHDF culture was exposed to adalimumab for 2-, 8-, and 24-hr periods. The control consisted of the same cells not exposed to adalimumab. The oligonucleotide microarrays HG-U133A 2.0 were used to analyze the changes in gene expression in NHDF culture. Analysis showed that there are 3,881 ID mRNA involved in the induction and development of oxidative stress, the expression of which changes significantly due to the exposure of NHDF cells to adalimumab (p < .05) among 1,369 ID mRNA of them. These include genes associated with apoptosis, the p38 MAPK pathway and the PDGF pathway, and above all with pathways not yet classified. Studies have shown that two genes: NR4A2 and IL1RN, whose expression has changed the most, expressed as Fold Change (FC) seem to be the most promising molecular markers to monitor therapy and loss of cell sensitivity to treatment.
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- Beniamin Oskar Grabarek
- Center of Oncology, M. Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute, Cracow Branch, Warsaw, Poland.,Katowice School of Technology, The University of Science and Art in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland.,Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Cosmetology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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Heroin, or diamorphine (C21H23NO5), is an opium product used for various pharmaceutical and euphoric purposes. In this work, the molecular dynamics simulation study of the heroin inside the two lipid bilayers, dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) are presented. The whole study was conducted at three different temperatures. The location of the heroin drug, the nature of the diffusion, rotational correlation function and structural variation inside both lipid bilayers is studied. Moreover, the free energy of the solvation of the drug inside both lipid bilayers is calculated. It is found that during the whole molecular dynamics study, the drug locates at the center of both lipid membranes. The effect of the temperature is not seen at the drug location. The nature of the diffusion of the heroin drug is anomalous. The radius of gyration is calculated to study the structural variations of the heroin molecule inside both lipid bilayers. It is found that the heroin molecule does not change its structure at three temperatures. From the rotational correlation function, it is seen that the drug is more hindered for rotation inside the DPPC lipid bilayer as compared to the DMPC lipid bilayer. It is applicable for all three temperatures. The rotational correlation time of the drug is decreased while the temperature of the system is increased. In the case of DMPC, there is an abrupt change in rotational correlation time while the phase is changed.
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- Satnam Singh
- Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81 SAS Nagar, Manauli PO, 140306, Punjab, India.
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Yadav DK, Kumar S, Choi EH, Chaudhary S, Kim MH. Molecular dynamic simulations of oxidized skin lipid bilayer and permeability of reactive oxygen species. Sci Rep 2019; 9:4496. [PMID: 30872693 PMCID: PMC6418262 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40913-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Lipid peroxidation by reactive oxygen species (ROS) during oxidative stress is non-enzymatic damage that affects the integrity of biological membrane, and alters the fluidity and permeability. We conducted molecular dynamic simulation studies to evaluate the structural properties of the bilayer after lipid peroxidation and to measure the permeability of distinct ROS. The oxidized membrane contains free fatty acid, ceramide, cholesterol, and 5α-hydroperoxycholesterol (5α-CH). The result of unconstrained molecular dynamic simulations revealed that lipid peroxidation causes area-per-lipid of the bilayer to increase and bilayer thickness to decrease. The simulations also revealed that the oxidized group of 5α-CH (-OOH) moves towards the aqueous layer and its backbone tilts causing lateral expansion of the bilayer membrane. These changes are detrimental to structural and functional properties of the membrane. The measured free energy profile for different ROS (H2O2, HO2, HO, and O2) across the peroxidized lipid bilayer showed that the increase in lipid peroxidation resulted in breaching barrier decrease for all species, allowing easy traversal of the membrane. Thus, lipid peroxidation perturbs the membrane barrier and imposes oxidative stress resulting into apoptosis. The collective insights increase the understanding of oxidation stress at the atomic level.
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- Dharmendra Kumar Yadav
- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon, 406-799, South Korea.
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- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon, 406-799, South Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center/PDP Research Center, Kwangwoon University, Nowon-Gu, Seoul, 139-791, Korea
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- Laboratory of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, 302017, India
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- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon, 406-799, South Korea.
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