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ArticleHeliyon2016

N-alkylated isatins evade P-gp mediated efflux and retain potency in MDR cancer cell lines.

Kara L Vine, Lisa Belfiore, Luke Jones, Julie M Locke, Samantha Wade, Elahe Minaei, Marie Ranson

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Article in Heliyon, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Kara L VineIllawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; Centre for Medical and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Lisa BelfioreIllawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; Centre for Medical and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Luke JonesIllawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; Centre for Medical and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Julie M LockeIntelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Samantha WadeIllawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; Centre for Medical and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Elahe MinaeiIllawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; Centre for Medical and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Marie RansonIllawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; Centre for Medical and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The search for novel anticancer therapeutics with the ability to overcome multi-drug resistance (MDR) mechanisms is of high priority. A class of molecules that show potential in overcoming MDR are the N-alkylated isatins. In particular 5,7-dibromo-N-alkylisatins are potent microtubule destabilizing agents that act to depolymerize microtubules, induce apoptosis and inhibit primary tumor growth in vivo. In this study we evaluated the ability of four dibrominated N-alkylisatin derivatives and the parent compound, 5,7-dibromoisatin, to circumvent MDR. All of the isatin-based compounds examined retained potency against the MDR cell lines; U937VbR and MES-SA/Dx5 and displayed bioequivalent dose-dependent cytotoxicity to that of the parental control cell lines. We show that one mechanism by which the isatin-based compounds overcome MDR is by circumventing P-glycoprotein (P-gp) mediated drug efflux. Thus, as the isatin-based compounds are not susceptible to extrusion from P-gp overexpressing tumor cells, they represent a promising alternative strategy as a stand-alone or combination therapy for treating MDR cancer.

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Cancer treatmentCell biologyMedicinal chemistry

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PMID27441242
PMCPMC4945850

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