The blood-brain barrier and oncology: new insights into function and modulation

J Bart, HJM Groen, NH Hendrikse… - Cancer treatment …, 2000 - Elsevier
The efficacy of chemotherapy for malignant primary or metastatic brain tumours is still poor.
This is at least partly due to the presence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The functionality …

Kinetics of the multidrug transporter (P-glycoprotein) and its reversal

WD Stein - Physiological reviews, 1997 - journals.physiology.org
Most cancer deaths result from the cancer's either being intrinsically resistant to
chemotherapeutic drugs or becoming resistant after being initially sensitive. Often, in cells …

A phase I study of the P-glycoprotein antagonist tariquidar in combination with vinorelbine

J Abraham, M Edgerly, R Wilson, C Chen, A Rutt… - Clinical Cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: P-glycoprotein (Pgp) antagonists have had unpredictable
pharmacokinetic interactions requiring reductions of chemotherapy. We report a phase I …

99mTc-sestamibi is a substrate for P-glycoprotein and the multidrug resistance-associated protein

NH Hendrikse, EJF Franssen… - British journal of …, 1998 - nature.com
Abstract 99mTc-sestamibi (99mTc-MIBI) is a substrate for the P-glycoprotein (P-gp) pump
but it is not known whether it is a substrate for the multidrug resistance-associated protein …

Phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine behave as substrates of the human MDR1 P-glycoprotein

I Bosch, K Dunussi-Joannopoulos, RL Wu… - Biochemistry, 1997 - ACS Publications
The multidrug resistant cell line CEM/VBL300 and the parental CEM T-lymphoblastic cell
line from which it was derived were used to study the accumulation of fluorescent …

Identification and characterization of the binding sites of P-glycoprotein for multidrug resistance-related drugs and modulators

AR Safa - Current Medicinal Chemistry-Anti-Cancer Agents, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
A major problem in cancer treatment is the development of resistance to multiple
chemotherapeutic agents in tumor cells. A major mechanism of this multidrug resistance …

Increased 99mTc-Sestamibi Accumulation in Normal Liver and Drug-resistant Tumors after the Administration of the Glycoprotein Inhibitor, XR9576

M Agrawal, J Abraham, FM Balis, M Edgerly… - Clinical Cancer …, 2003 - AACR
Abstract 99mTc-sestamibi, a substrate of the multidrug transporter P-glycoprotein (Pgp), has
been used as a functional imaging agent for the multidrug resistance-1 (MDR1) phenotype …

The effect of regadenoson on the integrity of the human blood–brain barrier, a pilot study

S Jackson, RT George, MA Lodge, A Piotrowski… - Journal of neuro …, 2017 - Springer
Regadenoson is an FDA approved adenosine receptor agonist which increases blood–
brain barrier (BBB) permeability in rodents. Regadenoson is used clinically for …

In VitroIn Vivo Correlation of Hepatobiliary Drug Clearance in Humans

G Ghibellini, LS Vasist, EM Leslie… - Clinical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The biliary clearance (Clbiliary) of three compounds was estimated using sandwich‐cultured
human hepatocytes (SCHH) and compared with Clbiliary values measured in vivo. Tc‐99m …

Relationship of technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scans to histopathological features of hyperfunctioning parathyroid tissue

NY Mehta, JM Ruda, S Kapadia, PJ Boyer… - … –Head & Neck …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To investigate the histopathological features of pathologic parathyroid specimens
associated with negative preoperative technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scans. Design …