Abstract:
:DL-2-Oxo-3-(2-mercaptoethyl)-5-phenylimidazolidine (OMPI) a sulfhydryl metabolite of levamisole, unlike the parent compound, is shown to interfere with the morphological and functional integrity of microtubules in cultured cells at high concentrations (1.6-10(-4) M). Lower concentrations do not affect the cell morphology, viability or growth rate in any appreciable way. Both levamisole and OMPI, at low concentrations (10(-5)-10(-6) m), markedly enhance the antimicrotubular effect of mercaptoethanol. High concentrations of OMPI (+/- 10(-4) M) inhibit the self-assembly of microtubules in a cell free system. Low concentrations (+/- 10(-6) M) markedly enhance the polymerization rate of tubulin. Levamisole has no effect on tubulin polymerization. The effects of OMPI on microtubules in cells and in the polymerization system can be reversed by reduced glutathione, cysteine and dithiothreitol. The data indicate that OMPI interacts in a biphasic manner with microtubule formation probably through interaction with critical SH-groups on the tubulin molecule. It seems of interest to further investigate the hypothesis that the immunomodulating properties of levamisole are at least partially due to the formation of its metabolite (OMPI) which could enhance microtubule integrity and function in leukocytes.
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Chem Biol Interactjournal_title
Chemico-biological interactionsauthors
De Brabander M,Aerts F,Geuens G,van Ginckel R,van de Veire R,van Belle Hdoi
10.1016/0009-2797(78)90041-8subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1978-10-01 00:00:00pages
45-63issue
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0009-2797issn
1872-7786pii
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