Revisiting the role of ABC transporters in multidrug-resistant cancer

RW Robey, KM Pluchino, MD Hall, AT Fojo… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Most patients who die of cancer have disseminated disease that has become resistant to
multiple therapeutic modalities. Ample evidence suggests that the expression of ATP …

Structure and function of the blood–brain barrier

NJ Abbott, AAK Patabendige, DEM Dolman… - Neurobiology of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Neural signalling within the central nervous system (CNS) requires a highly controlled
microenvironment. Cells at three key interfaces form barriers between the blood and the …

[HTML][HTML] Multidrug resistance in cancer: understanding molecular mechanisms, immunoprevention and therapeutic approaches

TB Emran, A Shahriar, AR Mahmud, T Rahman… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Several treatments are available for
cancer treatment, but many treatment methods are ineffective against multidrug-resistant …

Multidrug resistance in cancer: role of ATP–dependent transporters

MM Gottesman, T Fojo, SE Bates - Nature reviews cancer, 2002 - nature.com
Chemotherapeutics are the most effective treatment for metastatic tumours. However, the
ability of cancer cells to become simultaneously resistant to different drugs—a trait known as …

Tumour stem cells and drug resistance

M Dean, T Fojo, S Bates - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2005 - nature.com
The contribution of tumorigenic stem cells to haematopoietic cancers has been established
for some time, and cells possessing stem-cell properties have been described in several …

Targeting multidrug resistance in cancer

G Szakács, JK Paterson, JA Ludwig… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2006 - nature.com
Effective treatment of metastatic cancers usually requires the use of toxic chemotherapy. In
most cases, multiple drugs are used, as resistance to single agents occurs almost …

Challenges associated with penetration of nanoparticles across cell and tissue barriers: a review of current status and future prospects

S Barua, S Mitragotri - Nano today, 2014 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as an effective modality for the treatment of various
diseases including cancer, cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases. Various forms of NPs …

Regulation and function of root exudates

DV Badri, JM Vivanco - Plant, cell & environment, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Root‐secreted chemicals mediate multi‐partite interactions in the rhizosphere, where plant
roots continually respond to and alter their immediate environment. Increasing evidence …

Nuclear receptors and lipid physiology: opening the X-files

A Chawla, JJ Repa, RM Evans, DJ Mangelsdorf - Science, 2001 - science.org
Cholesterol, fatty acids, fat-soluble vitamins, and other lipids present in our diets are not only
nutritionally important but serve as precursors for ligands that bind to receptors in the …

Structural and functional diversity calls for a new classification of ABC transporters

C Thomas, SG Aller, K Beis, EP Carpenter… - FEBS …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Members of the ATP‐binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily translocate a broad
spectrum of chemically diverse substrates. While their eponymous ATP‐binding cassette in …