[Changes in physico-chemical properties of biological membranes in development of tolerance to ethanol]

S A Storozhok; L F Panchenko; Iu D Filippovich; V S Glushkov

[Changes in physico-chemical properties of biological membranes in development of tolerance to ethanol]

Vopr Med Khim. 2001 Mar-Apr;47(2):198-208.

[Article in Russian]

Authors

S A Storozhok¹, L F Panchenko, Iu D Filippovich, V S Glushkov

Affiliation

¹ Tyumen State Medical Academy, Tyumen 625023, Odesskaja str. 54.

PMID: 11450440

Abstract

Ethanol can directly influence biological membranes, and increase membrane fluidity. This leads to changes in the liquid-crystal state of membranes. These changes affect membrane transport, transmembrane signal transduction and activity of membrane bound enzymes.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Alcoholism / metabolism
Alcoholism / pathology*
Animals
Biological Transport
Cell Membrane / chemistry
Drug Tolerance*
Humans
Lipid Bilayers / chemistry
Membrane Fluidity*
Membrane Lipids / chemistry*
Membrane Proteins / chemistry*

Substances

Lipid Bilayers
Membrane Lipids
Membrane Proteins