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Induction of P-glycoprotein expression by dandelion in tumor and heart tissues: Impact on the anti-tumor activity and cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin

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PHYTOMEDICINE
卷 104, 期 -, 页码 -

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ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154275

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Dandelion; Doxorubicin; Triple-negative breast cancer; P-glycoprotein; Cardiotoxicity; Metabolomics

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  1. National Natural Science Funds of China [81973464/H3203, 81703463/H3010, 8210142956/H3203, 8210132176/H3410]
  2. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2020M680989]
  3. Liaoning Provincial Doctoral Research Start -up Fund Project for Qian Zhang
  4. Liaoning Distinguished Professor Project for Qing Li
  5. Liaoning BaiQianWan Talents Program
  6. Shenyang Science and Technology Innovation Project for Young and Middle-aged Talents [RC190505]

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The study found that dandelion can alleviate DOX-induced cardiotoxicity but attenuate the cytotoxicity of DOX towards TNBC by activating the drug efflux transporter P-glycoprotein.
Background: Previously, we have investigated the anti-tumor activity and mechanism through which dandelion acts against triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, traditional Chinese medicine is mostly accepted as an adjunct therapy during chemotherapy in clinical practice. So far, little is known about the effects of dandelion in conjunction with chemotherapeutic drugs.Purpose: To investigate the effects of dandelion on the anti-tumor activity and cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin (DOX), and to further explore the molecular mechanisms through which these effects occur.Study design: At the beginning of this study, dandelion was observed to alleviate DOX-induced cardiotoxicity and reduce the anti-tumor activity of DOX. Subsequently, we investigated whether the resistance to DOX mediated by P-glycoprotein was involved in the above effects. Methods: The cardioprotective effect of dandelion was investigated on DOX-treated mice by histological analysis, myocardial enzyme assays, and an untargeted metabolomics study based on LC-Q-TOF/MS. TNBC cell lines and 4T1 tumor-bearing mice were employed to investigate the combined anti-tumor activity. Laser scanning confocal microscope and a flow cytometry analysis were employed to measure the intracellular accumulation of DOX. A specific, sensitive, and rapid LC-MS/MS method was developed to detect the efflux of DOX from cells. Expression of P-glycoprotein in mouse tumor and heart tissues was detected via Western blotting analysis.Results: Dandelion was found to significantly alleviate DOX-induced cardiotoxicity, as was evidenced by improved cardiomyocyte morphology, decreased LDH and CK-MB release, and adjusted metabolic biomarker levels. However, in vitro and in vivo studies showed that dandelion could reduce the anti-tumor activity of DOX. This counteraction was achieved by activating of the drug efflux transporter P-glycoprotein, thereby promoting the efflux of DOX from cells and reducing the intracellular accumulation of DOX. Moreover, the activation of Pglycoprotein by dandelion in mouse heart tissue was also observed, thus suggesting that the decrease of cardiac DOX accumulation plays an important role in the cardioprotective effect of dandelion.Conclusion: Dandelion can activate the P-glycoprotein in heart and tumor tissues, which ameliorates DOXinduced cardiotoxicity but attenuates DOX cytotoxicity toward TNBC. Our findings have important implications for the correct clinical use of dandelion.

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