title: Interaction of furosemide with lipid membranes.
abstract: The interaction of furosemide with different phospholipids was investigated. Its influence on the lipid structure was inferred from its effect on the phase transition properties of lipids and on the conductance of planar bilayer membranes. The thermotropic properties of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine (natural), dipalmitoyl phosphatidylethanolamine, brain sphingomyelin, brain cerebrosides and phosphatidylserine in the presence and absence of furosemide were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. The modifying effect of furosemide seems to be strongest on phosphatidylethanolamine (natural) and sphingomyelin bilayers. The propensity of furosemide to decrease the electrical resistance of planar lipid membranes was also studied and it is shown that the drug facilitates the transport of ions. Partition coefficients of furosemide between lipid bilayers and water were measured.
authors: Department of Membrane Research, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Bach
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Vinkler
authors: I R
authors: IR
authors: Miller
authors: S R
authors: SR
authors: Caplan
mesh_terms: D002554:Cerebrosides / Q000378:metabolism; D005665:Furosemide / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines / Q000378:metabolism; D010718:Phosphatidylserines / Q000378:metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D013109:Sphingomyelins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002554:Cerebrosides; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; D010718:Phosphatidylserines; D010743:Phospholipids; D013109:Sphingomyelins; D005665:Furosemide