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. 2006 Feb;38(1):75-82.
doi: 10.1007/s10863-006-9008-3.

Effects of arachidonic acid on the lysosomal ion permeability and osmotic stability

Gu Zhang  1 , Ya-Ping Yi, Guo-Jiang Zhang
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Effects of arachidonic acid on the lysosomal ion permeability and osmotic stability

Gu Zhang et al. J Bioenerg Biomembr. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

In this study, we investigated the effects of arachidonic acid, a PLA2-produced lipid metabolite, on the lysosomal permeability, osmotic sensitivity and stability. Through the measurements of lysosomal beta-hexosaminidase free activity, membrane potential, intralysosomal pH, and lysosomal latency loss in hypotonic sucrose medium, we established that arachidonic acid could increase the lysosomal permeability to both potassium ions and protons, and enhance the lysosomal osmotic sensitivity. As a result, the fatty-acid-promoted entry of potassium ions into the lysosomes via K+/H+ exchange, which could produce osmotic imbalance across their membranes and osmotically destabilize the lysosomes. In addition, the enhancement of lysosomal osmotic sensitivity caused the lysosomes to become more liable to destabilization in osmotic shock. The results suggest that arachidonic acid may play a role in the lysosomal destabilization.

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