基于阻抗的方法用于检测环糊精介导的膜胆固醇调制。
An Impedance-Based Approach for Sensing Cyclodextrin-Mediated Modulation of Membrane Cholesterol.
机构信息
Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.
Department of Material Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.
出版信息
Langmuir. 2023 Jul 18;39(28):9831-9840. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00938. Epub 2023 Jul 6.
Cyclodextrin molecules are increasingly being used in biological research and as therapeutic agents to alter membrane cholesterol content, yet there is much to learn about their interactions with cell membranes. We present a biomembrane-based organic electronic platform capable of detecting interactions of cell membrane constituents with methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD). This approach enables label-free sensing and quantification of changes in membrane integrity resulting from such interactions. In this work, we employ cholesterol-containing supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) formed on conducting polymer-coated electrodes to investigate how MβCD impacts membrane resistance. By examining the outcomes of MβCD interactions with SLBs of varying cholesterol content, we demonstrate that changes in membrane permeability or resistance can be used as a functional measure for predicting cyclodextrin-mediated cholesterol extraction from cellular membranes. Furthermore, we use the SLB platforms to electronically monitor cholesterol delivery to membranes following exposure to MβCD pre-loaded with cholesterol, observing that cholesterol enrichment is commensurate with an increase in resistance. This biomembrane-based bioelectronic sensing system offers a tool to quantify the modulation of membrane cholesterol content using membrane resistance and provides information regarding MβCD-mediated changes in membrane integrity. Given the importance of membrane integrity for barrier function in cells, such knowledge is essential for our fundamental understanding of MβCD as a membrane cholesterol modulator and therapeutic delivery vehicle.
环糊精分子越来越多地被用于生物研究和作为治疗剂来改变膜胆固醇含量,但对于它们与细胞膜的相互作用还有很多需要了解。我们提出了一种基于生物膜的有机电子平台,能够检测细胞膜成分与甲基-β-环糊精(MβCD)的相互作用。这种方法能够实现无标记的感测和定量检测由于这种相互作用导致的膜完整性的变化。在这项工作中,我们使用在导电聚合物涂层电极上形成的含胆固醇的支撑脂质双层(SLB)来研究 MβCD 如何影响膜电阻。通过检查 MβCD 与具有不同胆固醇含量的 SLB 的相互作用的结果,我们证明了膜通透性或电阻的变化可以用作预测环糊精介导的从细胞膜中提取胆固醇的功能度量。此外,我们使用 SLB 平台在 MβCD 预先加载胆固醇后电子监测胆固醇向膜的传递,观察到胆固醇的富集与电阻的增加成正比。这种基于生物膜的生物电子传感系统提供了一种使用膜电阻定量调节膜胆固醇含量的工具,并提供了关于 MβCD 介导的膜完整性变化的信息。鉴于膜完整性对于细胞屏障功能的重要性,这种知识对于我们深入理解 MβCD 作为膜胆固醇调节剂和治疗性药物输送载体至关重要。