Reversal of doxorubicin, etoposide, vinblastine, and taxol resistance in multidrug resistant human sarcoma cells by a polymer of spermine

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
M P GoslandS M Aziz

Abstract

We have previously described the synthesis of a cytotoxic polymeric conjugate of spermine (Poly-SPM) which is able to inhibit the transport of polyamines (spermine, spermidine, and putrescine) into normal and malignant cells. Recent studies examining the toxicity of Poly-SPM in parental and multidrug resistant (MDR) cancer cells have revealed a cross-resistance in the MDR variant Dx5 to the toxic effects of the conjugate in the MDR-positive cells. There were also differences in spermine and putrescine uptake rates between parental and MDR-positive with the MDR-positive cells having a lower Vmax and a higher Km. The ability of this Poly-SPM to reverse MDR was examined in MDR variants (Dx5 cells) of the human sarcoma cell line MES-SA. The cells express high levels of the mdr1 gene product, P-glycoprotein, and are 25-to 60-fold resistant to doxorubicin (DOX), etoposide (VP-16), vinblastine (VBL), and taxol (TAX). Cytotoxicity was measured by the MTT [3-(4,5-dimethyldiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide] assay. Poly-SPM (50 microM) lowered the drug concentration IC50 values in the Dx5 cells by 37-fold with VBL, 42-fold with DOX, 29-fold with VP-16, and 25-fold with TAX when compared to the control IC50 values without Poly-SP...Continue Reading

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