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Effect of aggregation of amphotericin B on lysophosphatidylcholine micelles as related to its complex formation with cholesterol or ergosterol
Authors:Kawabata M  Onda M  Mita T
Institution:Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Osaka Women's University, Daisen-cho, Sakai, Osaka 590-0035, Japan. mita@center.osaka-wu.ac.jp
Abstract:The effect of aggregation of amphotericin B (AmB), as well as the complex formation of AmB with cholesterol or ergosterol, was investigated in micelles and vesicles. AmB in lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) micelles adopted a more favorable monomeric form than that in other drug formulations. At an LPC/AmB ratio of 200, AmB existed only in monomeric form. Such monomeric behavior is likely dependent upon the fluidity and size of the micelles. In LPC micelles composed of 90% monomeric AmB, AmB-ergosterol complex formation occurred with an increase in the sterol concentration, but the complex formation of AmB-cholesterol was slight. On the other hand, in LPC micelles composed of 40% monomeric AmB, the complex formation of AmB-cholesterol as well as AmB-ergosterol was extensive. These results suggest that the complex formation of AmB with both sterols is highly dependent upon the aggregated state of AmB. In addition, using monolayers, mixtures of AmB/LPC/ergosterol were became more stable with rising temperature, while the stability of mixtures of AmB/LPC/cholesterol remained unchanged, implying that complex formation of AmB with cholesterol is different from that of AmB with ergosterol.
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