Multidrug resistance of cancer cells and the vital role of P-glycoprotein

C Karthika, R Sureshkumar, M Zehravi, R Akter, F Ali… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is a major factor in the multidrug resistance phenotype in cancer cells.
P-gp is a protein that regulates the ATP-dependent efflux of a wide range of anticancer …

Drug resistance in ovarian cancer: from mechanism to clinical trial

L Wang, X Wang, X Zhu, L Zhong, Q Jiang, Y Wang… - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of gynecological cancer-related death. Drug resistance
is the bottleneck in ovarian cancer treatment. The increasing use of novel drugs in clinical …

New evidence for P-gp-mediated export of amyloid-β peptides in molecular, blood-brain barrier and neuronal models

AB Chai, AMS Hartz, X Gao, A Yang… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Defective clearance mechanisms lead to the accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides in
the Alzheimer's brain. Though predominantly generated in neurons, little is known about …

Neurofilament light chain as a biomarker of axonal damage in sensory neurons and paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with ovarian cancer

C Mortensen, KD Steffensen, E Simonsen, K Herskind… - Pain, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy (PIPN) is a barrier to effective cancer treatment
and impacts quality of life among patients with cancer. We used a translational approach to …

Crossing the blood–brain barrier: emerging therapeutic strategies for neurological disease

JH Pedder, AM Sonabend, MD Cearns… - The Lancet …, 2025 - thelancet.com
The blood–brain barrier is a physiological barrier that can prevent both small and complex
drugs from reaching the brain to exert a pharmacological effect. For treatment of …

Nanomedicine to overcome multidrug resistance mechanisms in colon and pancreatic cancer: recent progress

R Ortíz, F Quiñonero, B García-Pinel, M Fuel, C Mesas… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The cellular mechanisms of drug resistance prevent the correct efficacy of
the therapies used in various types of cancer and nanotechnology has been postulated as a …

Microglia are implicated in the development of paclitaxel chemotherapy-associated cognitive impairment in female mice

CV Grant, KA Sullivan, KM Wentworth, LD Otto… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy remains a mainstay in the treatment of many types of cancer even though it is
associated with debilitating behavioral side effects referred to as “chemobrain,” including …

Role for drug transporters in chemotherapy‐induced peripheral neuropathy

TB Stage, S Hu, A Sparreboom… - Clinical and translational …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chemotherapy‐induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common and dose‐limiting
toxicity to widely used chemotherapeutics. Although the exact molecular mechanism of …

Reversing P-glycoprotein-associated multidrug resistance of breast cancer by targeted acid-cleavable polysaccharide nanoparticles with lapatinib sensitization

J Sui, M He, Y Yang, M Ma, Z Guo, M Zhao… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
For reversing the treatment failure in P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-associated MDR (multidrug
resistance) of breast cancer, a high dose of Lapatinib (Lap), a substrate of breast cancer …

The Impact of P-Glycoprotein on Opioid Analgesics: What's the Real Meaning in Pain Management and Palliative Care?

F Coluzzi, MS Scerpa, M Rocco… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Opioids are widely used in cancer and non-cancer pain management. However, many
transporters at the blood–brain barrier (BBB), such as P-glycoprotein (P-gp, ABCB1/MDR1) …