Abstract
The aim of this work was to assess the relative contributions of lipid peroxidation and cholesterol content to the increase in membrane rigidity observed during senescence. Membrane fluidity was manipulated through exposure to peroxidized or cholesterol-loaded liposomes. Small unilamella liposomes were prepared and either peroxidized by Fe ++-ADP-ascorbic acid or loaded with cholesterol. After incorporation of the liposomes into rat liver microsomal membranes, membrane fluidity was quantitated by measuring changes in polarization. Membranes exhibited a greater sensitivity to peroxidation than cholesterol in that incorporation of peroxidized liposomes induced microsomal membrane rigidity substantially more than did cholesterol-loaded liposomes. Thus it is proposed, based on data from the present and earlier studies, that membrane fluidity can be modulated readily by lipid peroxidation of membrane phospholipids, irrespective of the influences of cholesterol. These results support the proposal that alterations of lipid structure are more potent and effective than compositional changes in cholesterol in inducing age-related increases in membrane rigidity.
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