In:
American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, American Physiological Society, Vol. 278, No. 5 ( 2000-05-01), p. C873-C878
Abstract:
Chlorpromazine (CP), an amphipathic, antipsychotic agent, causes concave membrane bending in red blood cells with formation of stomatocytic shapes by modulation of the phospholipid bilayer. This study was designed to investigate the effects of CP on the shape of bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC) and their membranes in confluent monolayers with phase-contrast and transmission electron microscopy. Exposure of BAECs to nanomolar levels of CP leads to membrane curvature changes. With increasing CP concentrations, the membrane assumed a shape with enhanced numbers of intracellular caveolae and projection of pseudopodia at all junctions. At higher CP concentrations (up to 150 μM), the endothelial cells assumed almost spherical shapes. The evidence suggests that CP may affect lipid bilayer bending of BAECs in analogy with previous observations on erythrocytes, supporting the formation of caveolae and pseudopodia in BAECs due to the induction of concave membrane bending, as well as an effect on endothelial cell membrane adhesion at higher CP concentrations with loss of cellular attachment at junctions.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0363-6143
,
1522-1563
DOI:
10.1152/ajpcell.2000.278.5.C873
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Physiological Society
Publication Date:
2000
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1477334-X
SSG:
12
