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Contrasting features of MDR phenotype in leukemias by using two fluorochromes: implications for clinical practice.
Leukemia research - 1 Apr 2007
Vasconcelos Flavia C, Cavalcanti Geraldo B, Silva Karina L, de Meis Ernesto, Kwee Jolie K, Rumjanek Vivian M, Maia Raquel C
Abstract excerpt
The expression and activity of P-glycoprotein (Pgp) and multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP1) were analyzed in 178 leukemia samples. Rhodamine-123 (Rho-123) and DiOC(2) were used as substrate to evaluate efflux pump activity. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) exhibited a higher percentage of positivity using Rho-123 than DiOC(2) (p=0.000) as compared to other types of leukemia. Moreover, Rho-123 was able to...
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