Altered lipid composition and enzyme activities of plasma membranes from Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi epimastigotes grown in the presence of sterol biosynthesis inhibitors

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作者
Contreras, LM
Vivas, J
Urbina, JA
机构
[1] INST VENEZOLANO INVEST CIENT, CTR BIOFIS & BIOQUIM, LAB QUIM BIOL, CARACAS 1020A, VENEZUELA
[2] CENT UNIV VENEZUELA, FAC CIENCIAS, ESCUELA BIOL, CTR BIOL CELLULAR, CARACAS, VENEZUELA
关键词
sterol biosynthesis inhibitors; ketoconazole; azasterol; phospholipids; phosphatidylcholine-phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyl transferase; Trypanosoma cruzi;
D O I
10.1016/S0006-2952(96)00903-3
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The accepted mechanism for the antiproliferative effects of sterol biosynthesis inhibitors (SBI) against the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma (Schizotryparuan) cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas' disease, is the depletion of specific parasite sterols that are essential growth factors and cannot be replaced by cholesterol, the main sterol present in che vertebrate host. However, the precise metabolic roles of these specific parasite steroles are unknown. We approached this problem by subjecting T. crud epimastigotes to two types of SBI, inhibitors of sterol C-14 demethylase and Delta(24(25))) methyl transferase, and investigating the modification of lipid composition and enzyme activities in the plasma membranes of the parasite. We found in purified plasma membrane from SBI-treated cells that, together with the expected changes in the sterol composition, there was also an inversion of the phosphatidylcholine (PC) to phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) ratio and a large increase in the content of saturated fatty acids esterified to phospholipids. The modification of the phospholipid headgroup composition correlated with a 70% reduction in the specific activity of the membrane-bound PC-PE-N-methyl transferase SBI-treated cells; it was shown that this inhibition was not due to a direct effect of the drug on the enzyme. Finally, the specific activity of the Mg2+-dependent, vanadate-sensitive ATPase present in the membranes was also inhibited by ca. 50% in SBI-treated cells. The results suggest that one of the primary effects of the depletion of endogenous sterols induced by SBI in T. cruzi is a modification of the cellular phospholipid composition as a consequence of a reduced activity of PE-PC-N-methyl transferase and probably of the acyl Delta(9) and Delta(6) desaturases; this, in rum, could affect the activity of other enzymatic and transport proteins. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Inc.
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