[Changes in polarization of myometrial cells plasma and internal mitochondrial membranes under calixarenes action as inhibitors of plasma membrane Na+, K+-ATPase]

Ukr Biokhim Zh (1999). 2012 Nov-Dec;84(6):37-48.
[Article in Ukrainian]

Abstract

The influence of supramolecular macrocyclic compounds--calix[4]arenes C-97, C-99, C-107, which are ouabainomymetic high affinity inhibitors of Na+, K(+)-ATPase, on the polarization level of plasmic and mitochondrial membranes of rat uterine smooth muscle cells was investigated. The influence of these compounds on the myocytes characteristic size was studied. By using a confocal microscopy and specific for mitochondrial MitoTracker Orange CM-H2TMRos dye it was proved that the potential-sensitive fluorescent probe DiOC6(3) interacts with mitochondria. Artificial potential collapse of plasmic membrane in this case was modeled by myocytes preincubation with ouabain (1 mM). Further experiments performed using the method of flow cytometry with DiOC6(3) have shown that the compounds C-97, C-99 and C-107 at concentration 50-100 nM caused depolarization of the plasma membrane (at the level of 30% relative to control values) in conditions of artificial collapse of mitochondrial potential by myocytes preincubation in the presence of 5 mM of sodium azide. Under artificial sarcolemma depolarization by ouabain, calixarenes C-97, C-99 and C-107 at 100 nM concentrations caused a transient increase of mitochondrial membrane potential, that is 40% of the control level and lasted about 5 minutes. Calixarenes C-99 and C-107 caused a significant increase in fluorescence of myocytes in these conditions, which was confirmed by confocal microscopy too. It was proved by photon correlation spectroscopy method that the C-99 and C-107 caused an increase of characteristic size of myocytes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Calixarenes / chemical synthesis
  • Calixarenes / pharmacology*
  • Carbocyanines
  • Cell Membrane / drug effects*
  • Cell Membrane / enzymology
  • Cell Size
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Female
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial / drug effects*
  • Microscopy, Confocal
  • Mitochondria / drug effects*
  • Mitochondria / enzymology
  • Mitochondrial Membranes / drug effects*
  • Mitochondrial Membranes / enzymology
  • Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / cytology
  • Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / drug effects*
  • Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / enzymology
  • Myometrium / cytology
  • Myometrium / drug effects
  • Myometrium / enzymology
  • Ouabain / pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Sodium Azide / pharmacology
  • Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / metabolism
  • Xanthenes

Substances

  • Carbocyanines
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Xanthenes
  • mitotracker orange
  • Calixarenes
  • 3,3'-dihexyl-2,2'-oxacarbocyanine
  • Ouabain
  • Sodium Azide
  • Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase