Effect of different agents onto multidrug resistant tumor cells revealed by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
Author(s) -
Céline Boutin,
Yann Roche,
Christine Millot,
Régis Deturche,
Jérôme Plain,
Pierre Jeannesson,
Michel Manfait,
Pascal Royer,
JeanMarc Millot,
Rodolphe Jaffiol
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
spectroscopy an international journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1875-922X
pISSN - 0712-4813
DOI - 10.1155/2008/153179
Subject(s) - membrane fluidity , membrane , verapamil , fluorescence correlation spectroscopy , chemistry , fluorescence , biophysics , fluorescence spectroscopy , cell membrane , multiple drug resistance , cell , diffusion , fluorescence anisotropy , biochemistry , biology , molecule , organic chemistry , calcium , antibiotics , physics , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics
Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) has been used to analyze the plasma membrane fluidity and heterogeneity of multidrug resistant cells. At the single cell level, the effects of different membrane agents present in the extra-cellular medium have been explored. Firstly, we reveal a modification of plasma membrane heterogeneities according to the addition of a fluidity modulator, benzyl alcohol. On the other hand, revertants such as verapamil and cyclosporin-A appear to act more specifically on the slow diffusion sites, such as lipids microdomains.
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