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Disulfiram metabolites permanently inactivate the human multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein.
Molecular pharmaceutics - 1 Jan 2000
Loo Tip W, Bartlett M Claire, Clarke David M
Abstract excerpt
The human multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein (P-gp) uses ATP to transport a wide variety of structurally unrelated cytotoxic compounds out of the cell. The relatively high expression of P-gp in organs such as the intestine, kidney, blood-brain/testes barrier and in some tumor cells can compromise chemotherapy treatments for patients with cancer or AIDS/HIV. It has been difficult to inhibit P-gp during...
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