title: Effect of membrane structure on the action of polyenes: I. Nystatin action in cholesterol- and ergosterol-containing membranes.
abstract: A detailed and thorough characterization of nystatin-induced permeability on lipid bilayers of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC)-containing ergosterol or cholesterol is presented. The results show that the same collection of transmembrane pores appears in membranes containing either sterol. The concentration range for the appearance of these pores is sterol-dependent. Another mechanism of action, membrane disruption, is also observed in ergosterol-POPC membranes. The greater potency of nystatin present in ergosterol-containing membranes cannot be explained simply by the longer opening times of its pores, as has been suggested; it is also due to an increased number of events in these membranes. The present results and those of a companion paper lead us to propose that membrane structure is the determining factor for drug selectivity in membranes with different sterols.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad National Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Récamier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hernández-Gómez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González-Damián
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ortega-Blake
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000737:chemistry*; D004875:Ergosterol / Q000737:chemistry*; D008566:Membranes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects*; D009761:Nystatin / Q000737:chemistry*; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000737:chemistry; D011090:Polyenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D053835:Unilamellar Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D011090:Polyenes; D053835:Unilamellar Liposomes; D009761:Nystatin; D002784:Cholesterol; C028694:1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine; D004875:Ergosterol