Anreddy Nagaraju, Patel Atish, Sodani Kamlesh, Kathawala Rishil J, Chen Eugenie P, Wurpel John N D, Chen Zhe-Sheng
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John׳s University, Queens, NY 11439, USA.
Acta Pharm Sin B. 2014 Jun;4(3):202-7. doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2014.02.003. Epub 2014 Mar 29.
Multidrug resistance protein 7 (MRP7, ABCC10) is a recently identified member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter family, which adequately confers resistance to a diverse group of antineoplastic agents, including taxanes, vinca alkaloids and nucleoside analogs among others. Clinical studies indicate an increased MRP7 expression in non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC) compared to a normal healthy lung tissue. Recent studies revealed increased paclitaxel sensitivity in the Mrp7(-/-) mouse model compared to their wild-type counterparts. This demonstrates that MRP7 is a key contributor in developing drug resistance. Recently our group reported that PD173074, a specific fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitor, could significantly reverse P-glycoprotein-mediated MDR. However, whether PD173074 can interact with and inhibit other MRP members is unknown. In the present study, we investigated the ability of PD173074 to reverse MRP7-mediated MDR. We found that PD173074, at non-toxic concentration, could significantly increase the cellular sensitivity to MRP7 substrates. Mechanistic studies indicated that PD173074 (1 μmol/L) significantly increased the intracellular accumulation and in-turn decreased the efflux of paclitaxel by inhibiting the transport activity without altering expression levels of the MRP7 protein, thereby representing a promising therapeutic agent in the clinical treatment of chemoresistant cancer patients.
多药耐药蛋白7(MRP7,ABCC10)是最近发现的ATP结合盒(ABC)转运蛋白家族成员,它能充分赋予对多种抗肿瘤药物的耐药性,包括紫杉烷类、长春花生物碱和核苷类似物等。临床研究表明,与正常健康肺组织相比,非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)中MRP7表达增加。最近的研究显示,与野生型小鼠相比,Mrp7(-/-)小鼠模型中紫杉醇敏感性增加。这表明MRP7是产生耐药性的关键因素。最近我们小组报道,一种特异性成纤维细胞生长因子受体(FGFR)抑制剂PD173074能显著逆转P-糖蛋白介导的多药耐药。然而,PD173074是否能与其他MRP成员相互作用并抑制它们尚不清楚。在本研究中,我们研究了PD173074逆转MRP7介导的多药耐药的能力。我们发现,在无毒浓度下,PD173074能显著增加细胞对MRP7底物的敏感性。机制研究表明,PD173074(1μmol/L)通过抑制转运活性显著增加细胞内紫杉醇的积累,进而减少其外排,而不改变MRP7蛋白的表达水平,因此在化疗耐药癌症患者的临床治疗中是一种有前途的治疗药物。