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Schiff base derived from thiosemicarbazone and anthracene showed high potential in overcoming multidrug resistance in vitro with low drug resistance index

 

Authors Bai J, Wang RH, Qiao Y, Wang A, Fang CJ

Received 30 March 2017

Accepted for publication 15 May 2017

Published 31 July 2017 Volume 2017:11 Pages 2227—2237

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/DDDT.S138371

Checked for plagiarism Yes

Review by Single-blind

Peer reviewers approved by Dr Junhua Mai

Peer reviewer comments 3

Editor who approved publication: Professor Manfred Ogris

Abstract: Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a huge obstacle in cancer chemotherapeutics. Overcoming MDR is a great challenge for anticancer drug discovery. Here, DNA binding and cytotoxicity of Schiff base L1 and L2 were explored to assess their efficiency in fighting cancer and overcoming the MDR. L1 and L2 could treat extremely chemoresistant MCF-7/ADR cell as drug-sensitive cell, with drug resistance index (DRI) <2.13, showing high potential in overcoming the MDR. The apoptotic ratio induced by L1 and L2 was low for both MCF-7 and MCF-7/ADR cells. L1 and L2 induced an impairment of cell cycle progression of MCF-7 and MCF-7/ADR cell lines and suppressed cell growth by perturbing progress through the G0/G1 phase, with L2 causing more profound effect, which might account for lower drug resistance after L2 treatment. The molecular docking revealed weak interaction between L1/L2 and P-glycoprotein (P-gp), the most important drug efflux pump and intracellular Rhodamine 123 accumulation indicated that the activity of P-gp was not inhibited by L1 and L2. Combined with the cellular uptake results, it implied that L1 and L2 could bypass P-gp efflux to exert anticancer activity.
Keywords: DNA intercalating, antiproliferation, multidrug resistance, P-glycoprotein

 

摘要视频链接Schiff base thiosemicarbazone overcomes MDR