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The characteristics of Hep-2 cell with multiple drug resistance induced by Taxol
Li Li1, Alice C Jiang, Pin Dong
1Department of Otolaryngology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University affiliated First People's Hospital, China.
Objective:
To investigate the characteristics of Hep-2 cell with multidrug resistance (MDR) induced by Taxol.
Study Design:
Hep-2 cells were exposed in stepwise escalating concentration of Taxol to develop the resistant cell line-Hep-2T. Cell cycle distribution, apoptosis, and rhodamine accumulation were studied through flow cytometry. The MDR1 and MRP1 genes were detected through real-time quantitative RT-PCR, and the corresponding proteins were detected through Western blotting.
Results:
The drug resistance of Hep-2T cells to Taxol, doxorubicin, gemcitabine, 5-FU, and cisplatin all increased. The percentage of G0/G1 phase and the antiapoptosis ability increased significantly compared with Hep-2 cells. Both MDR1 and MRP1 also increased at gene and protein level, though MDR1 was more prominent.
Conclusion:
More emphasis should be laid on MDR1/Pgp, the non-Pgp substrate chemotherapeutic agents, and the changes of cell cycle distribution to prevent MDR induced by Taxol.
Significance:
These findings may provide theoretical support for the reverse of MDR.
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