title: Changes of electron spin resonance membrane fluidity in hexadecane-induced hyperproliferative epidermis.
abstract: To study some of the biochemical and physical states of membranes associated with hyperproliferation, the effect of topical hexadecane on membrane fluidity in guinea pig epidermis was investigated by electron spin resonance using a 5-doxylstearic acid spin labeling agent. Guinea pig epidermal cells were separated into three regions of keratinocytes by Percoll density gradient centrifugation. Membrane fluidity and Na+, K+-ATPase activity were higher in hyperproliferating epidermal cells than in control. The free cholesterol content and the molar ratio of free cholesterol to phospholipid were found to decrease significantly. Also elevated levels of palmitic acid, stearic acid and omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid derived from phospholipid were observed. Normal differentiation of epidermis was found to be accompanied by a decrease in membrane fluidity, whereas a relatively high membrane fluidity was maintained in the hexadecane-induced hyperproliferation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hidaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D004817:Epidermis / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008560:Membrane Fluidity; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D002784:Cholesterol; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; C007932:n-hexadecane