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TC-99m MIBI SPECT imaging in patients with lung carcinoma: is it a functional probe of multidrug resistance genes?
Journal of computer assisted tomography - 1 Jan 2000
Ak Ilknur, Gülbaş Zafer, Ocak Suna, Kaya Eser, Alataş Füsun, Vardareli Erkan, Metintaş Muzaffer
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Multidrug-resistance (MDR) phenotype concerns altered membrane transport that results in lower cell concentrations of cytotoxic drug in many cancer types, including lung cancer, and is related to the overexpression of a variety of proteins that act as adenosine triphosphate-dependent extrusion pumps. Tc-99m Sestamibi (MIBI) is a transport substrate for P-glycoprotein (Pgp) pump. In this study, we...
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