Published : 2012-03-14

STRATEGIES TO COMBAT MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE OF CANCER

Magdalena Bamburowicz-Klimkowska

Mirosław M. Szutowski

Abstract

Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major impediment to the success of cancer chemotherapy. Significant progress in the understanding of MDR came with the identification of MDR P-glycoprotein and other transporters whose overexpression was observed in some types of cancer cells. In addition, the MDR phenomenon has also become associated with other mechanisms, such as inhibition of apoptosis of cancer cells. Several strategies of combating MDR are described here. However, their clinical success has been limited, largely due to efficacy and/or safety issues. These issues can be resolved by the use of nanotechnology. Nanoparticles have the potential to improve the therapeutic index of currently available drugs by increasing drug efficacy, reducing their toxicity, and helping to achieve a therapeutically relevant steady-state level of the drug over extended periods of time. Nanoparticles may also improve the solubility and stability of the drug.

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ATP–binding cassette [ABC] transporters, P – glycoprotein, multidrug resistance, nanoparticles


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Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, M., & Szutowski, M. M. (2012). STRATEGIES TO COMBAT MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE OF CANCER. Prospects in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 10(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.56782/pps.86

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