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Original Articles

Reversal effect of rosmarinic acid on multidrug resistance in SGC7901/Adr cell

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Pages 276-285 | Received 05 Jul 2012, Accepted 26 Dec 2012, Published online: 19 Feb 2013
 

Abstract

Multidrug resistance (MDR) has been a major problem in cancer chemotherapy. In this study, the aim was to explore the reversal effect and its potential mechanism of rosmarinic acid (RA) on SGC7901/Adr cells. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was used to investigate the reversal index of RA in SGC7901/Adr cell line. The intracellular accumulation of adriamycin, rhodamine123 (Rh123), and the expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) were assayed by flow cytometry. The influence of RA on the transcription of MDR1 gene was determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The results showed that RA could reverse the MDR of SGC7901/Adr cells, increase the intracellular accumulation of Adr and Rh123, and decrease the transcription of MDR1 gene and the expression of P-gp in SGC7901/Adr cells. These results indicated that RA was a potential multidrug resistance-reversing agent and warranted further investigations.

Acknowledgements

This study was financially supported by the Natural Science foundation of Shaanxi Province of China (2012JM4010) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (GK261001001).

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