| Literature DB >> 8698628 |
K Koike1, T Abe, T Hisano, T Kubo, M Wada, K Kohno, M Kuwano.
Abstract
Overexpression of either the multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1) gene or multidrug resistance protein (MRP) gene is involved in acquisition of multidrug-resistant phenotypes in human cancer cells. In this study we examined whether selection for resistance to the epipodophyllotoxins, etoposide/teniposide (VP16/VM26), could induce overexpression of MDR1 or MRP. We have previously isolated two VP16/VM26-resistant KB cell lines. Two VP16/VM26-resistant KB cell lines, KB/VM-1 and KB/ VM-4, which were selected by stepwise exposure to VM26 had decreased accumulation of [3H]VP16 and increased levels of MRP, but no apparent expression of MDR1 gene was observed. Another VP16/VM26-resistant KB cell line, KB/VP-4, which was further isolated from a VP16-resistant KB cell line, KB/VP-2, had decreased accumulation of [3H]VP16 and showed overexpression of MRP gene, but not that of MDR1 gene. We also isolated a VP16-resistant cell line, IN157/VP-1, from a human glioma cell line IN157. IN157/VP-1 cells showed decreased accumulation of [3H]VP16 and overexpression of MRP gene, but not of MDR1. These findings suggest that selection for resistance to VP16/VM26, preferentially induces overexpression of MRP gene.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8698628 PMCID: PMC5921162 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1996.tb00290.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Cancer Res ISSN: 0910-5050