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Atherosclerotic Oxidized Lipids Affect Formation and Biophysical Properties of Supported Lipid Bilayers and Simulated Membranes

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Overview

Journal J Phys Chem B

Publisher American Chemical Society

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2024 Nov 19

PMID 39558641

Authors

Authors

Dane E Santa

Turner P Brown

Wonpil Im

Nathan J Wittenberg

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Abstract

Oxidized lipids arising from oxidative stress are associated with many serious health conditions, including cardiovascular diseases. For example, KDdiA-PC and KOdiA-PC are two oxidized phosphatidylcholines (oxPC) directly linked to atherosclerosis, which precipitate heart failure, stroke, aneurysms, and chronic kidney disease. These oxPCs are well-characterized in small particles such as low-density lipoprotein, but how their presence affects the biophysical properties of larger bilayer membranes is unclear. It is also unclear how membrane mediators, such as cholesterol, affect lipid bilayers containing these oxPCs. Here, we characterize supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) containing POPC, KDdiA-PC, or KOdiA-PC, and cholesterol. We used a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D), fluorescence microscopy, and all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) to examine the formation process, biophysical properties, and specific lipid conformations in simulated bilayers. Experimentally, we show that liposomes containing either oxPC form SLBs by rupturing on contact with SiO substrates, which differs from the typical adsorption-rupture pathway observed with nonoxidized liposomes. We also show that increasing the oxPC concentration in SLBs results in thinner bilayers that contain defects. Simulations reveal that the oxidized -2 tails of KDdiA-PC and KOdiA-PC bend out of the hydrophobic membrane core into the hydrophilic headgroup region and beyond. The altered conformations of these oxPC, which are affected by cholesterol content and protonation state of the oxidized functional groups, contribute to trends of decreasing membrane thickness and increasing membrane area with increasing oxPC concentration. This combined approach provides a comprehensive view of the biophysical properties of membranes containing KDdiA-PC and KOdiA-PC at the molecular level, which is crucial to understanding the role of lipid oxidation in cardiovascular disease and related immune responses.

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