Effects of photoactivated 5-aminolevulinic acid hexyl ester on MDR1 over-expressing human uterine sarcoma cells
Effects of photoactivated 5-aminolevulinic acid hexyl ester on MDR1 over-expressing human uterine sarcoma cells
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DOI:
10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.06.860
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发表时间:
2008-09-10
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Ho, Rodney J. Y.
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作者:
Chu, Ellie S. M.;Yow, Christine M. N.;Ho, Rodney J. Y.
The role of multi-drug resistance (MDR1) and its product, P-glycoprotein (P-gp) on 5-aminolevulinic acid hexyl ester (Hexyl-ALA) mediated phototoxicity was determined with human uterine sarcoma cells, MES-SA control and MDR1 expressing MES-SA-Dx5. MDR1 expression reduced intracellular levels of the Hexyl-ALA metabolite, protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) to a limited degree and could be reversed with a P-gp inhibitor, verapamil. P-gp expression also reduced Hexyl-ALA photosensitivity. More importantly, photoactivated Hexyl-ALA reduced at the mRNA and protein levels without altering housekeeping GAPDH mRNA. These findings suggest that Hexyl-ALA could be used to selectively reduce P-gp expression in overcoming resistance to chemotherapy agents such as doxorubicin and paclitaxel. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.