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    Effects of selected retinoids on structural properties of photoreceptor membranes

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    B艂ony fotoreceptor贸w maj膮 unikalny sk艂ad lipidowy, a ze wzgl臋du na r贸偶nice w zawarto艣ci wielonienasyconych kwas贸w t艂uszczowych i cholesterolu dzieli si臋 je na trzy typy: b艂on臋 plazmatyczn膮 oraz b艂ony m艂odych i starych dysk贸w. B艂ony dysk贸w zawieraj膮 du偶膮 ilo艣膰 wielonienasyconych kwas贸w t艂uszczowych, w tym najbardziej nienasycony kwas t艂uszczowy w przyrodzie, kwas dokozaheksaenowy (22:6, -3), a tak偶e s膮 wzbogacone w fosfatydyloetanoloaminy w por贸wnaniu do b艂ony plazmatycznej. All-trans retinal, fotoreaktywny produkt blakni臋cia pigmentu wzrokowego, przej艣ciowo gromadzi si臋 w tych b艂onach, a jego st臋偶enie mo偶e osi膮gn膮膰 poziom fototoksyczny. Dotychczas jednak nie zbadano jeszcze wp艂ywu all-trans retinalu na w艂a艣ciwo艣ci strukturalne b艂on, w kt贸rych si臋 gromadzi. W niniejszej pracy skupiono si臋 w艂a艣nie na tym problemie.Przy wykorzystaniu syntetycznych lipid贸w przygotowano liposomowe modele trzech typ贸w b艂on fotoreceptor贸w o sk艂adzie zbli偶onym do b艂on naturalnych, a tak偶e uproszczone modele b艂on niezawieraj膮cych fosfatydyloetanolaminy. Za pomoc膮 spektroskopii elektronowego rezonansu paramagnetycznego i techniki znakowania spinowego analizowano parametry strukturalne badanych b艂on takie jak polarno艣膰 i p艂ynno艣膰 w obecno艣ci i pod nieobecno艣膰 all-trans retinalu Dla por贸wnania wykonano pomiary tak偶e w obecno艣ci innych wybranych retinoid贸w: 11-cis retinalu i all-trans retinolu.Photoreceptor membranes have a unique lipid composition, and due to differences in polyunsaturated fatty acids and cholesterol content, they are divided into three types: plasma membrane and young and old disk membranes. Disk membranes contain a large amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids, including the most unsaturated fatty acid in nature, docosahexaenoic acid (22:6, -3), and are enriched in phosphatidylethanolamines compared to the plasma membrane. All-trans retinal, a photoreactive product of visual pigment fading, transiently accumulates in these membranes, and its concentration can reach phototoxic levels. To date, however, the effect of all-trans retinal on the structural properties of the membranes in which it accumulates has yet to be studied. The present study focuses on this very problem.Using synthetic lipids, liposome models of three types of photoreceptor membranes with compositions similar to those of natural membranes were prepared, as well as simplified models of membranes containing no phosphatidylethanolamine. Using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and spin labeling techniques, structural parameters of the studied membranes such as polarity and fluidity were analyzed in the presence and absence of all-trans retinal For comparison, measurements were also made in the presence of other selected retinoids: 11-cis retinal and all-trans retinol
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