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Time-lapse live cell imaging and flow analysis of multidrug resistance reversal by verapamil in bladder cancer cell lines

Time-lapse live cell imaging and flow analysis of multidrug resistance reversal by verapamil in bladder cancer cell lines
Time-lapse live cell imaging and flow analysis of multidrug resistance reversal by verapamil in bladder cancer cell lines
Objectives: to examine the effects of verapamil on the intracellular drug pharmacokinetics of epirubicin using alternative dosing schedules. The results might inform the choices for optimizing clinical chemotherapy.
Methods: sensitive parental (MGH-U1) and multidrug resistant (MDR) (MGH-U1R and MGH-U1-MMC) bladder cancer cell lines were used. Fluorescence time-lapsed studies were performed on cells incubated with epirubicin alone or combined with verapamil. Flow cytometry was performed after the alternative dosing regimens.
Results: verapamil reversed the epirubicin localization patterns in MDR cells. Time-lapse imaging showed that nuclear epirubicin accumulation in MDR cells with verapamil followed the parental curve. The maximal reversal took >60 minutes. Flow cytometry showed increased epirubicin uptake in MDR cells co-incubated with verapamil. Preincubation was not as effective as co-incubation.
Conclusions: the results of our model indicate that longer exposure to MDR-class drugs, exemplified by epirubicin, increases uptake and the MDR reversing action of co-treatment with verapamil. The present results highlight the need for additional clinical trials of drug dosing and scheduling for combination intravesical chemotherapy regimens
0090-4295
378-384
Featherstone, Jonathan M.
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Lwaleed, Bashir A.
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Speers, Alan G.
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Hayes, Matthew C.
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Birch, Brian R.
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Hayes, Matthew C.
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Birch, Brian R.
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Cooper, Alan J.
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Featherstone, Jonathan M., Lwaleed, Bashir A., Speers, Alan G., Hayes, Matthew C., Birch, Brian R. and Cooper, Alan J. (2009) Time-lapse live cell imaging and flow analysis of multidrug resistance reversal by verapamil in bladder cancer cell lines. Urology, 74 (2), 378-384. (doi:10.1016/j.urology.2009.03.012).

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Objectives: to examine the effects of verapamil on the intracellular drug pharmacokinetics of epirubicin using alternative dosing schedules. The results might inform the choices for optimizing clinical chemotherapy.
Methods: sensitive parental (MGH-U1) and multidrug resistant (MDR) (MGH-U1R and MGH-U1-MMC) bladder cancer cell lines were used. Fluorescence time-lapsed studies were performed on cells incubated with epirubicin alone or combined with verapamil. Flow cytometry was performed after the alternative dosing regimens.
Results: verapamil reversed the epirubicin localization patterns in MDR cells. Time-lapse imaging showed that nuclear epirubicin accumulation in MDR cells with verapamil followed the parental curve. The maximal reversal took >60 minutes. Flow cytometry showed increased epirubicin uptake in MDR cells co-incubated with verapamil. Preincubation was not as effective as co-incubation.
Conclusions: the results of our model indicate that longer exposure to MDR-class drugs, exemplified by epirubicin, increases uptake and the MDR reversing action of co-treatment with verapamil. The present results highlight the need for additional clinical trials of drug dosing and scheduling for combination intravesical chemotherapy regimens

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Published date: August 2009

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Local EPrints ID: 73052
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/73052
ISSN: 0090-4295
PURE UUID: a711acc0-daab-4113-a3ac-c4c55c3ec9ef
ORCID for Bashir A. Lwaleed: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5748-4892

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Date deposited: 02 Mar 2010
Last modified: 06 Aug 2024 01:39

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Author: Jonathan M. Featherstone
Author: Alan G. Speers
Author: Matthew C. Hayes
Author: Brian R. Birch
Author: Alan J. Cooper

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