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JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
卷 131, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
ASME
DOI: 10.1115/1.3153325
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multidrug resistance; drug delivery; freezing; quantitative fluorescence microscopy
The efficacy of chemotherapy is significantly impaired by the multidrug resistance (MDR) of cancer cells. The mechanism of MDR is associated with the overexpression of certain adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette protein transporters in plasma membranes, which actively pump out cytotoxic drugs from the intracellular space. In this study, we tested a hypothesis that freezing and thawing (F/T) may enhance intracellular drug delivery to MDR cancer cells via F/T-induced denaturation of MDR-associated proteins and/or membrane permeabilization. After a human MDR cancer cell line (NCI/ADR-RES) was exposed to several F/T conditions, its cellular drug uptake was quantified by a fluorescent calcein assay using calcein as a model drug. After F/T to -20 degrees C, the intracellular uptake of calcein increased by 70.1% (n = 5, P = 0.0004). It further increased to 118% as NCI/ADR-RES cells were frozen/thawed to -40 degrees C (n = 3, P = 0.009). These results support the hypothesis, and possible mechanisms of F/T-enhanced intracellular drug delivery were proposed and discussed. [DOI: 10.1115/1.3153325]
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