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The Interaction of Mefloquine Hydrochloride With Cell Membrane Models at the Air-Water Interface Is Modulated by the Monolayer Lipid Composition

The Interaction of Mefloquine Hydrochloride With Cell Membrane Models at the Air-Water Interface Is Modulated by the Monolayer Lipid Composition

Thiago Eichi Goto, Luciano Caseli

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2014 Oct 1;431:24-30.

PMID: 24980622

Abstract:

The antiparasitic properties of antiparasitic drugs are believed to be associated with their interactions with the protozoan membrane, encouraging research on the identification of membrane sites capable of drug binding. In this study, we investigated the interaction of mefloquine hydrochloride, known to be effective against malaria, with cell membrane models represented by Langmuir monolayers of selected lipids. It is shown that even small amounts of the drug affect the surface pressure-area isotherms as well as surface vibrational spectra of some lipid monolayers, which points to a significant interaction. The effects on the latter depend on the electrical charge of the monolayer-forming molecules, with the drug activity being particularly distinctive for negatively charged lipids. Therefore, the lipid composition of the monolayer modulates the interaction with the lipophilic drug, which may have important implications in understanding how the drug acts on specific sites of the protozoan membrane.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP51773923-A	Mefloquine hydrochloride		51773-92-3	Price

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