[Effect of tetrandrine combined with Droloxifen on the expression of bcr/abl of K562 at both mRNA and protein levels]

Zhongguo Shi Yan Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi. 2005 Feb;13(1):95-9.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

To observe the effect of Tetrandrine (tet) combined with Droloxifen (DRL) on the expression of bcr/abl mRNA and P(210) BCR/ABL protein of K562 cell line, after K562 cells were cultured in the medium containing Tet (1 micromol/L), DRL (5 micromol/L) separately or in their combination for some time, the changes of bcr/abl mRNA and protein expression were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot respectively. The results showed that the application of single drug of Tet or DRL had no effect on bcr/abl mRNA and BCR/ABL protein expression in K562 cell line. However, Tet in combination with DRL began to downregulate bcr/abl mRNA and P(210) BCR/ABL expression of K562 cells at 48 h and 72 h, respectively. It is concluded that tetrandrine in combination with Droloxifen can downregulate the expression of bcr/abl mRNA and P(210) BCR/ABL protein and the combination may be involved in the mechanism underlying the reverse effects on multidrug resistance in leukemia.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Benzylisoquinolines / pharmacology*
  • Blotting, Western
  • Down-Regulation / drug effects
  • Drug Synergism
  • Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / biosynthesis*
  • Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / genetics
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic / drug effects
  • Humans
  • K562 Cells
  • RNA, Messenger / biosynthesis
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Tamoxifen / analogs & derivatives*
  • Tamoxifen / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Benzylisoquinolines
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Tamoxifen
  • droloxifene
  • tetrandrine
  • Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl