Mammalian drug efflux transporters of the ATP binding cassette (ABC) family in multidrug resistance: A review of the past decade

Z Chen, T Shi, L Zhang, P Zhu, M Deng, C Huang, T Hu… - Cancer letters, 2016 - Elsevier
Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a serious phenomenon employed by cancer cells which
hampers the success of cancer pharmacotherapy. One of the common mechanisms of MDR …

Modulation of P-glycoprotein efflux pump: induction and activation as a therapeutic strategy

R Silva, V Vilas-Boas, H Carmo… - Pharmacology & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is an ATP-dependent efflux pump encoded by the MDR1
gene in humans, known to mediate multidrug resistance of neoplastic cells to cancer …

Molecular properties that influence the oral bioavailability of drug candidates

DF Veber, SR Johnson, HY Cheng… - Journal of medicinal …, 2002 - ACS Publications
Oral bioavailability measurements in rats for over 1100 drug candidates studied at
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals (now GlaxoSmithKline) have allowed us to analyze …

P-glycoprotein inhibition as a therapeutic approach for overcoming multidrug resistance in cancer: current status and future perspectives

Z Binkhathlan, A Lavasanifar - Current cancer drug targets, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
One of the major causes of failure in cancer chemotherapy is multidrug resistance (MDR),
where cancer cells simultaneously become resistant to different anticancer drugs. Over …

Privileged structures: applications in drug discovery

RW DeSimone, KS Currie, SA Mitchell… - … chemistry & high …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Over the past 15 years the privileged structure concept has emerged as a fruitful approach to
the discovery of novel biologically active molecules. Privileged structures are molecular …

Splenda alters gut microflora and increases intestinal p-glycoprotein and cytochrome p-450 in male rats

MB Abou-Donia, EM El-Masry… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Splenda is comprised of the high-potency artificial sweetener sucralose (1.1%) and the
fillers maltodextrin and glucose. Splenda was administered by oral gavage at 100, 300, 500 …

Natural products for cancer-targeted therapy: citrus flavonoids as potent chemopreventive agents

E Meiyanto, A Hermawan… - Asian Pacific Journal of …, 2012 - koreascience.kr
Targeted therapy has been a very promising strategy of drug development research. Many
molecular mechanims of diseases have been known to be regulated by abundance of …

Influence of nonspecific brain and plasma binding on CNS exposure: implications for rational drug discovery

J Cory Kalvass, TS Maurer - Biopharmaceutics & drug …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Relative plasma, brain and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) exposures and unbound fractions in
plasma and brain were examined for 18 proprietary compounds in rats. The relationship …

Sucralose, a synthetic organochlorine sweetener: overview of biological issues

SS Schiffman, KI Rother - Journal of Toxicology and Environmental …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Sucralose is a synthetic organochlorine sweetener (OC) that is a common ingredient in the
world's food supply. Sucralose interacts with chemosensors in the alimentary tract that play a …

Opioid tolerance development: a pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic perspective

EO Dumas, GM Pollack - The AAPS journal, 2008 - Springer
The opioids are commonly used to treat acute and severe pain. Long-term opioid
administration eventually reaches a dose ceiling that is attributable to the rapid onset of …