Tamoxifen reverses the multi-drug-resistance of an established human cholangiocarcinoma cell line in combined chemotherapeutics |
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Authors: | Zhi-Hua Liu Yan-Lei Ma Yan-Ping He Peng Zhang Yu-Kun Zhou Huanlong Qin |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China;(2) Department of Surgery, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China; |
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Abstract: | Our previous study established the human multi-drug-resistant cholangiocarcinoma cell line QBC939/ADM. In this study, we investigate
further the ability of tamoxifen (TAM) to reverse drug-resistance to chemotherapeutics using QBC939/ADM cells. Cell growth
inhibition was determined by the MTT assay, while cell cycle progression, apoptosis and the intra-cellular concentration of
adriamycin (ADM) were all determined by flow cytometry. P-glycoprotein (P-gp) protein and mRNA expression was determined by
Western blotting and real-time PCR. Growth inhibition and apoptosis induced by ADM, mitomycin (MMC), or vindesine (VDS) were
enhanced after pre-treatment with 5 or 10 μM TAM, while only VDS increased cell numbers in the G2/M phase. The intra-cellular concentration of ADM rose after pre-treatment with 10 μM TAM, but not 5 μM TAM. Furthermore,
real-time PCR and western blot analysis revealed down-regulation of P-gp expression in QBC939/ADM cells after TAM pre-treatment.
The enhanced effects of TAM on growth inhibition, apoptosis, and intra-cellular concentration and the down-regulation of P-gp
expression were blocked by an anti-P-gp antibody. TAM (10 μM) may reverse the multi-drug-resistance (MDR) of QBC939/ADM and
enhance the chemotherapeutic effects on cholangiocarcinoma, by competitively inhibiting over-expressed P-gp. |
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