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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2023, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (3): 331-340.doi: 10.12092/j.issn.1009-2501.2023.03.012

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Research progress of natural plant active ingredients in reversing tumor multidrug resistance by down-regulating P-gp

LI Shan, LIU Yixin, REN Feifei, LI Xiangchen, ZHANG Zhiqing    

  1. The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei, China 
  • Received:2022-09-13 Revised:2022-11-04 Online:2023-03-26 Published:2023-04-19

Abstract:

Multidrug resistance (MDR) is the main factor of tumor recurrence and chemothera-py failure in clinical practice. Its mechanism is rela-tively complex, and one of the most thoroughly studied mechanism is the overexpression of P-gly-coprotein (P-gp) on tumor cell membrane. Most of the chemotherapy drugs are p-gp substrates, and tumor cells will transport the chemotherapy drugs to the extracellular through p-gp mediated active transport, so that the concentration of effective drugs in the cell is reduced, resulting in drug resis-tance, leading to the decline of clinical efficacy. The reversal agent of P-gp can reduce the intracellular pumping of chemotherapeutic drugs by regulating the expression and transport activity of P-gp, and enhance the sensitivity of tumor cells to chemo-therapeutic drugs, thus improving the therapeutic effect. In this paper, we will summarize the natural plant active ingredients that can reverse P-gp medi-ated MDR to provide reference for clinical and re-lated studies.

Key words: P-gp, reverse multidrug resistance, natural plants, active ingredients, tumor 

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