Structure of benzothiadiazine at zwitterionic phospholipid cell membranes
- 15 October 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 155 (15), 154303
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0065163
Abstract
The use of drugs derived from benzothiadiazine, which is a bicyclic heterocyclic benzene derivative, has become a widespread treatment for diseases such as hypertension (treated with diuretics such as bendroflumethiazide or chlorothiazide), low blood sugar (treated with non-diuretic diazoxide), or the human immunodeficiency virus, among others. In this work, we have investigated the interactions of benzothiadiazine with the basic components of cell membranes and solvents, such as phospholipids, cholesterol, ions, and water. The analysis of the mutual microscopic interactions is of central importance to elucidate the local structure of benzothiadiazine as well as the mechanisms responsible for the access of benzothiadiazine to the interior of the cell. We have performed molecular dynamics simulations of benzothiadiazine embedded in three different model zwitterionic bilayer membranes made by dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine, dioleoylphosphatidylcholine, 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoserine, and cholesterol inside aqueous sodium-chloride solution in order to systematically examine microscopic interactions of benzothiadiazine with the cell membrane at liquid-crystalline phase conditions. From data obtained through radial distribution functions, hydrogen-bonding lengths, and potentials of mean force based on reversible work calculations, we have observed that benzothiadiazine has a strong affinity to stay at the cell membrane interface although it can be fully solvated by water in short periods of time. Furthermore, benzothiadiazine is able to bind lipids and cholesterol chains by means of single and double hydrogen-bonds of different characteristic lengths.Funding Information
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (PGC2018-099277-B-C21)
- China Scholarship Council (202006230070)
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