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  • Title: $3,3',4,4',5$ -Pentachlorobiphenyl Inhibits Drug Efflux Through P-Glycoprotein in KB-3 Cells Expressing Mutant Human P-Glycoprotein.
    Author: Fujise H, Sasawatari S, Annoura T, Ikeda T, Ueda K.
    Journal: J Biomed Biotechnol; 2004; 2004(3):137-142. PubMed ID: 15292579.
    Abstract:
    The effects on the drug efflux of $3,3',4,4',5$ -pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB-126), the most toxic of all coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (Co-PCBs), were examined in KB-3 cells expressing human wild-type and mutant P-glycoprotein in which the 61st amino acid was substituted for serine or phenylalanine ( ${\text{KB3 - Phe}};{61} $ ). In the cells expressing P-glycoproteins, accumulations of vinblastine and colchicine decreased form 85% to 92% and from 62% to 91%, respectively, and the drug tolerances for these chemicals were increased. In ${\text{KB3 - Phe}};{61} $, the decreases in drug accumulation were inhibited by adding PCB-126 in a way similar to that with cyclosporine A: by adding 1 $\mu$ M PCB-126, the accumulations of vinblastine and colchicine increased up to 3.3- and 2.3-fold, respectively. It is suggested that PCB-126 decreased the drug efflux by inhibiting the P-glycoprotein in ${\text{KB3 - Phe}};{61} $. Since there were various P-glycoproteins and many congeners of Co-PCBs, this inhibition has to be considered a new cause of the toxic effects of Co-PCBs.
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