Genetic variation in ABCB1, encoding P-glycoprotein (P-gp), is a potential cause of interindividual variation in drug response. Numerous studies have focused on the effects of coding region variants on P-gp expression and function, whereas few noncoding region variants have been investigated. The 3'-untranslated region (UTR) regulates mRNA levels or stability via RNA-protein interactions with m...

Multidrug resistance (MDR), a common cause of chemotherapeutic failure, is associated with the expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), encoded for by ABCB1, the multidrug resistance gene. Our purpose was to determine whether ABCB1 expression is expressed after exposure of two canine lymphoid cell lines to prednisolone or enrofloxacin. Two established lymphoid cell lines (GL-1, 17-71) were cultured...

Purpose: Previous studies show that inhibition of ABCB1 expression overcomes acquired docetaxel resistance in C4-2BTaxR cells. In this study, we examined whether antiandrogens, such as bicalutamide and enzalutamide, could inhibit ABCB1 activity and overcome resistance to docetaxel. Experimental Design: ABCB1 efflux activity was determined using a rhodamine efflux assay. ABCB1 ATPase activity wa...

PURPOSE Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a disease originating from normal hematopoietic CD34+ CD38- progenitor cells. Modulation of the multidrug ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCB1 has not resulted in improved outcome in AML, raising the question whether leukemic CD34+ CD38- cells are targeted by this strategy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN ABCB1-mediated transport in leukemic CD34+ CD38- cells...

Sildenafil is a potent and selective inhibitor of the type 5 cGMP (cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate)-specific phosphodiesterase that is used clinically to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Here, we report that sildenafil has differential effects on cell surface ABC transporters such as ABCB1, ABCC1, and ABCG2 that modulate intracompartmental and intracellular c...

Nanoparticle albumin-bound (nab)-paclitaxel appears to exhibit better response rates in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer of the bladder whom are pretreated with nab-paclitaxel compared with conventional paclitaxel. Paclitaxel may induce multidrug resistance in patients with cancer, while the mechanisms of resistance against paclitaxel are manifold. These include reduced function of pr...

OBJECTIVE Multi-drug resistance gene 1 (ABCB1) is closely related to bowel diseases. Therefore, our study was aimed to evaluate the correlation between ABCB1 polymorphisms (C1236T and C3435T) and ulcerative colitis (UC) susceptibility. METHODS A total of 61 UC patients and 64 healthy people participated in the study. Genotyping was conducted with the method of polymerase chain reaction-restri...

This study aimed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the resistance of breast cancer to eribulin. Seven eribulin-resistant breast cancer cell lines (MCF7/E, BT474/E, ZR75-1/E, SKBR3/E, MDA-MB-231/E, Hs578T/E, and MDA-MB-157/E) were established. mRNA and protein expression of ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 1 (ABCB1) and subfamily C member 11 (ABCC11) increased in all eribulin-resista...

BACKGROUND ABCB1 is responsible for multidrug resistance, the principal mechanism by which many cancers develop resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. There is a controversy whether ABCB1 gene polymorphisms correlate with survival and response in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy. We evaluated the association between clinical outcome (safety and efficacy) of paclitaxel monotherapy in met...

The ATP Binding Cassette B1 (ABCB1) transporter has critical roles in endo- and xenobiotic efficacy and toxicity. To understand population variability in hepatic transport we determined ABCB1 mRNA and protein levels in total liver lysates sampled from 8 pre-defined sites (n = 24, 18-69 years), and in S9 from randomly acquired samples (n = 87, 7 days-87 years). ABCB1 levels did not differ signif...