Title : Enhancement of doxorubicin activity in multidrug-resistant cells by mefloquine.

Pub. Date : 2000 Jun

PMID : 11031728






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1 Our results indicate that mefloquine inhibits the P-glycoprotein pump-efflux activity in a dose-related manner. Mefloquine ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 1 Homo sapiens
2 Moreover, mefloquine reduces the expression of the immunoreactive P-glycoprotein in K562/DXR cells as evaluated by cytofluorimetric assay. Mefloquine ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 1 Homo sapiens
3 Taken together, the results indicate that mefloquine reverses the multidrug-resistance phenotype through direct interaction with P-glycoprotein. Mefloquine ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 1 Homo sapiens