Binding of methylene blue onto Langmuir monolayers representing cell membranes may explain its efficiency as photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy

We provide evidence for the electrostatic interactions between the cationic photosensitizer methylene blue (MB) and cell membrane models represented by neat and mixed Langmuir monolayers of dioleylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) and 1,1',2,2'-tetraoleoylcardiolipin (CL). From surface pressure m...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 31(2015), 14 vom: 14. Apr., Seite 4205-12
1. Verfasser: Schmidt, Thaís F (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Caseli, Luciano, Oliveira, Osvaldo N Jr, Itri, Rosangela
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 1,1',2,2'-tetraoleoylcardiolipin Cardiolipins Phosphatidylcholines Photosensitizing Agents 1,2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine EDS2L3ODLV Methylene Blue T42P99266K
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Zusammenfassung:We provide evidence for the electrostatic interactions between the cationic photosensitizer methylene blue (MB) and cell membrane models represented by neat and mixed Langmuir monolayers of dioleylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) and 1,1',2,2'-tetraoleoylcardiolipin (CL). From surface pressure measurements, MB was found to adsorb strongly and expand CL-containing monolayers, while it caused an apparent decreasing in molecular area on neat DOPC monolayer. The binding site of MB could be inferred from data with the surface-specific polarization-modulated infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) technique, where changes induced by MB were observed in the vibrational modes of the phosphate groups of both CL and DOPC. The incorporation of MB also affected the carbonyl groups and the packing of the alkyl chains, thus indicating that MB binding site favors singlet oxygen generation close to the double bonds in the alkyl chains, an important requirement for photodynamic efficiency. Significantly, the data presented here demonstrate that MB may act in membranes composed by PCs, such as mammalian plasma membranes, and in those containing CL, as in bacterial and inner mitochondrial membranes
Beschreibung:Date Completed 07.03.2016
Date Revised 16.11.2017
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b00166