doi: 10.5732/cjc.011.10327

Overexpression of P-glycoprotein induces acquired resistance to imatinib in chronic myelogenous leukemia cells

Xing-Xiang Peng, Amit K. Tiwari, Hsiang-Chun Wu, Zhe-Sheng Chen

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, St. John's University, Queens, NY 11439, USA.

[Abstract] Imatinib, a breakpoint cluster region (BCR)-Abelson murine leukemia(ABL) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), has revolutionized the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). However, development of multidrug resistance(MDR) limits the use of imatinib. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the mechanisms of cellular resistance to imatinib in CML. Therefore, we established an imatinib-resistant human CML cell line(K562-imatinib) through a stepwise selection process. While characterizing the phenotype of these cells, we found that K562-imatinib cells were 124.6-fold more resistant to imatinib than parental K562 cells. In addition, these cells were cross-resistant to second- and third-generation BCR-ABL TKIs. Western blot analysis and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) demonstrated that P-glycoprotein(P-gp) and MDR1 mRNA levels were increased in K562-imatinib cells. In addition, accumulation of [14C]6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) was decreased, whereas the ATP-dependent efflux of [14C]6-MP and [3H]methotrexate transport were increased in K562-imatinib cells. These data suggest that the overexpression of P-gp may play a crucial role in acquired resistance to imatinib in CML K562-imatinib cells.

Chinese Journal of Cancer 2012, Volume: 31, Issue 2, Page: 110-118

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Xing-Xiang Peng, Amit K. Tiwari, Hsiang-Chun Wu, Zhe-Sheng Chen. Overexpression of P-glycoprotein induces acquired resistance to imatinib in chronic myelogenous leukemia cells. Chin J Cancer. 2012, 31(2):110-118. doi:10.5732/cjc.011.10327


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