1. RS-33295-198: a novel, potent modulator of P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance.
- Author
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Slate DL, Bruno NA, Casey SM, Zutshi N, Garvin LJ, Wu H, and Pfister JR
- Subjects
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 drug effects, Animals, Cell Division drug effects, Cell Line, Cricetinae, Cricetulus, Dibenzocycloheptenes therapeutic use, Doxorubicin metabolism, Doxorubicin toxicity, Drug Synergism, Etoposide toxicity, Mice, Mice, Nude, Paclitaxel toxicity, Quinolines therapeutic use, Sarcoma drug therapy, Transplantation, Heterologous, Vincristine therapeutic use, Vincristine toxicity, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 metabolism, Antineoplastic Agents toxicity, Dibenzocycloheptenes pharmacology, Drug Resistance, Multiple physiology, Leukemia P388 drug therapy, Quinolines pharmacology
- Abstract
A novel multidrug resistance modulator, RS-33295-198, circumvented drug resistance in human, mouse, and Chinese hamster cell lines overexpressing P-glycoprotein. It enhanced the antiproliferative activity of doxorubicin, vincristine, etoposide, and paclitaxel and increased doxorubicin retention in multidrug-resistant hamster CHRC5 cells. RS-33295-198 modulated doxorubicin resistance in a murine P388/ADR leukemia model when administered ip via continuous minipump delivery, ip by bolus injection, and orally; it also improved the efficacy of vincristine toward P388/VCR leukemia when given ip or po. RS-33295-198 showed weak activity in enhancing doxorubicin efficacy against a multidrug-resistant human sarcoma xenograft.
- Published
- 1995