David, Sunil A. ; Bechtel, Bethany ; Annaiah, Cariappa ; Mathan, V. I. ; Balaram, P. (1994) Interaction of cationic amphiphilic drugs with lipid A: Implications for development of endotoxin antagonists Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism, 1212 (2). pp. 167-175. ISSN 0005-2760
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Abstract
This report presents evidence for the interactions of several classes of cationic amphiphilic drugs including the phenothiazines, aminoquinolines, biguanides, and aromatic diamidines, with lipid A, the endotoxic principle of lipopolysaccharides. The interactions of the drugs were quantitatively assessed by fluorescence methods. The affinities of the drugs for lipid A parallel their endotoxin-antagonistic effects in the Limulus gelation assay. Dicationic compounds bind lipid A with greater affinity; the affinity of such molecules increases exponentially as a function of the distance between the basic moieties. The bis-amidine drug - pentamidine - examined in greater detail, binds lipid A with high affinity (apparent Kd: 0.12 μM), and LPS, probably due to simultaneous interactions of the terminal amidine groups with the anionic phosphates on lipid A. The sequestration of endotoxin by pentamidine reduces its propensity to bind to cells, and the complex exhibits attenuated toxicity in biological assays. These results have implications in the development of therapeutic strategies against endotoxin-related disease states.
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Keywords: | Lipopolysaccharide; Lipid A; Fluorescence; NMR; Phenothiazine; Aminoquinoline; Biguanide; Pentamidine; Endotoxin-antagonism |
ID Code: | 4204 |
Deposited On: | 18 Oct 2010 09:11 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2016 14:53 |
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