Article
[MDR (Multiple Drug Resistant) type of resistance to chemotherapy in clinical practice].
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Aug 1996
Oudard S, Marie J P, Pujade Lauraine E
Abstract excerpt
Multifactorial resistance is the main mechanism of chemotherapy failure in cancers. Multidrug resistance (MDR) is related to the expression of a 170 kDa membrane glycoprotein, the so-called P-glycoprotein (P-gp). This protein is able to extrude drugs of various structures and mechanisms out of th...
Topics
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1
- Animals
- Calcium Channel Blockers
- Child, Preschool
- Cyclosporine
- Drug Resistance, Multiple
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Drug Synergism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Mice
- Phenotype
- Verapamil
