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Persistent Reversal of P-glycoprotein-mediated Daunorubicin Resistance by Tetrandrine in Multidrug-resistant Human T Lymphoblastoid Leukemia MOLT-4 Cells

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Date 2004 Jan 10
PMID 14713364
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Multidrug resistance (MDR) represents a major problem in cancer chemotherapy. P-glycoprotein (P-gp), the drug efflux pump that mediates this resistance, can be inhibited by compounds with a variety of pharmacological functions, thus circumventing the MDR phenotype. The present study was performed to evaluate a unique MDR-reversal feature of a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid tetrandrine (TET) in a P-gp expressing MOLT-4 MDR line (MOLT-4/DNR) established in our laboratory. Cell viability was determined by an MTT assay. P-gp function was characterized by determining the Rh123 accumulation/efflux capacity. P-gp overexpression in resistant MOLT-4/DNR cells was confirmed by flow cytometry analysis after staining with phycoerythrin-conjugated anti-P-gp monoclonal antibody 17F9. Compared to ciclosporin A (CsA), TET exhibited stronger activity to reverse drug resistance to daunorubicin (DNR), vinblastine (VLB) and doxorubicin (DOX) in MOLT-4/DNR cells. TET showed no cytotoxic effects on parental MOLT-4 cells lacking P-gp expression or on the resistant MOLT-4/DNR cells. TET modulated DNR cytotoxicity even after it was washed with the medium for 24 h, while CsA almost completely lost its reversal capability 24 h after washing. TET and CsA similarly increased the accumulation of Rh123 in resistant MOLT-4/DNR cells. However, TET inhibited Rh123 efflux from resistant cells even after washing with the medium, while CsA rapidly lost its ability to inhibit Rh123 efflux after washing. The current study suggests that TET enhances the cytotoxicity of anticancer drugs in the P-gp expressing MDR cell line by modulating P-gp in a different manner to the well-known P-gp inhibitor CsA.

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