Emodin reverses leukemia multidrug resistance by competitive inhibition and downregulation of P-glycoprotein.

Development of multidrug resistance (MDR) is a continuous clinical challenge partially due to the overexpression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patients. Herein, we evaluated the inhibitory potency of emodin, a natural anthraquinone derivative isolated from Rheum pal...

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Main Authors: Hongping Min, Miaomiao Niu, Weilin Zhang, Jia Yan, Jiachang Li, Xiying Tan, Bo Li, Mengxiang Su, Bin Di, Fang Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5679605?pdf=render