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Intake of Xylooligosaccharides Alters the Structural Organization of Liver Plasma Membrane Bilayer
Authors:Galya Staneva  Diana Petkova  Rusina Hazarosova  Rayna Georgieva  Roumen Pankov  Ralica Skrobanska  Albena Momchilova
Institution:1. Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
2. Department of Cytology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract:Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) are non-digestible carbohydrate prebiotics that beneficially affect the host by selective stimulation of specific bacteria in the gastro-intestinal tract. The impact of XOS on gastrointestinal microflora and blood lipids is well known but the exact mechanism of action on liver membranes is still unclear. The organization of membrane lipids in domains is known to be important for the proper functioning of various receptors and mechanisms triggering cell signaling. In this study the influence of XOS-enriched diet on the lipid bilayer structure of rat liver plasma membrane was investigated. XOS intake caused a slight decrease of the fluidity of lipid extracts from liver plasma membranes compared to the controls. This observation was based on the increased generalized polarization (GP) and blue shifted emission spectra of Laurdan. The elevated amount of membrane sphingomyelin may be one possible reason for the reported effects. The micron-scale phase separation of the lipid extracts was also investigated by fluorescence microscopy. A different temperature of phase separation and domain pattern was observed in plasma membrane lipid extracts from XOS-fed animals. We presume that it could be assigned to the altered lipid composition of the membrane bilayer, in particular to the changes in the sphingomyelin/cholesterol ratio. All observed alterations are discussed in the light of the impact of XOS on human health and physiology.
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