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OBJECTIVES:Chemoresistance remains the main causes of treatment failure and mortality in cancer patients. There is an urgent need to investigate novel approaches to improve current therapeutic modalities and increase cancer patients' survival. Induction of drug efflux due to overexpression of P-glycoproteins is considered as an important leading cause of multidrug resistance. In this study, we investigated the role of combination treatments of docetaxel and vinblastine in overcoming P-glycoprotein mediated inhibition of apoptosis and induction of cell proliferation in human non-small cell lung carcinoma cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cell proliferation and apoptosis were assessed using MTT assay and DAPI staining, respectively. P-glycoprotein expression was evaluated in gene and protein levels by Real-time RT-PCR and Western blot analysis, respectively. RESULTS:Combination treatment of the cells with docetaxel and vinblastine decreased the IC50 values for docetaxel from (30±3.1) to (15±2.6) nM and for vinblastine from (30±5.9) to (5±5.6) nM (P≤0.05). P-glycoprotein mRNA expression level showed a significant up-regulation in the cells incubated with each drug alone (P≤0.001). Incubation of the cells with combined concentrations of both agents neutralized P-glycoprotein overexpression (P≤0.05). Adding verapamil, a P-glycoprotein inhibitor caused a further increase in the percentage of apoptotic cells when the cells were treated with both agents. CONCLUSION:Our results suggest that combination therapy along with P-glycoprotein inhibition can be considered as a novel approach to improve the efficacy of chemotherapeutics in cancer patients with high P-glycoprotein expression.
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Iran J Basic Med Scijournal_title
Iranian journal of basic medical sciencesauthors
Mohseni M,Samadi N,Ghanbari P,Yousefi B,Tabasinezhad M,Sharifi S,Nazemiyeh Hsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-03-01 00:00:00pages
300-9issue
3eissn
2008-3866issn
2008-3874journal_volume
19pub_type
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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abstract:Objectives:The present study evaluates the protective effects of myricitrin and its solid lipid nanoparticle (SLN) on diabetic nephropathy (DN) induced by streptozotocin-nicotinamide (STZ-NA) in mice. Materials and Methods:In this experimental study, 108 adult male NMRI mice were divided into 9 groups: control, vehicl...
journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22038/IJBMS.2019.13989
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.22038/IJBMS.2018.31997.7690
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22038/ijbms.2018.25399.6280
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22038/ijbms.2018.31225.7534
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) play an important role in bone health. Cadmium causes osteoporosis, but the exact mechanisms of its effect on MSCs are not known. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Rats were treated with cadmium chloride (40 mg/l) in drinking water for six weeks, and then the biochemical and mo...
journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22038/IJBMS.2017.8356
更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22038/IJBMS.2017.9022
更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22038/ijbms.2018.31589.7605
更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22038/ijbms.2017.8101
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22038/ijbms.2019.30754.7414
更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22038/IJBMS.2019.36487.8753
更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
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更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22038/ijbms.2017.8251
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22038/ijbms.2019.32624.7806
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22038/IJBMS.2018.25810.6354
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.22038/IJBMS.2018.26820.6561
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
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更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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