Combating P-glycoprotein-Mediated Multidrug Resistance Using Therapeutic Nanoparticles

Title:Combating P-glycoprotein-Mediated Multidrug Resistance Using Therapeutic Nanoparticles

Volume: 19 Issue: 37

Author(s): Qiu Zhang and Fei Li

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Keywords: P-glycoprotein, multidrug resistance, nanotechnology, drug delivery, therapeutic nanoparticles, cancer chemotherapy.

Abstract: The development of multidrug resistance (MDR) to chemotherapy is a major obstacle for the successful treatment of cancer. A number of mechanisms have been postulated to account for MDR in cancer. The most common and best-studied mechanism of resistance is mediated through the drug efflux protein P-glycoprotein (P-gp), which is overexpressed in drug-resistant cancer cells and is responsible for the removal of many chemotherapeutic agents. Therapeutic nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as an innovative and promising option to combat P-gp-mediated MDR and have shown enhanced therapeutic efficacy and reduced toxicity compared to their small molecule counterparts. This review focuses on recent studies using therapeutic NPs to circumvent P-gp-mediated MDR in cancer therapy. The advantages and strategies by which therapeutic NPs were used to overcome P-gp-mediated MDR in cancer are discussed.

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Zhang Qiu and Li Fei, Combating P-glycoprotein-Mediated Multidrug Resistance Using Therapeutic Nanoparticles, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2013; 19 (37) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612811319370009