The carotenoid fucoxanthin can sensitize multidrug resistant cancer cells to doxorubicin via induction of apoptosis, inhibition of multidrug resistance proteins and metabolic enzymes
Safaa Yehia Eid, Mohammad Althubiti, Mohamed E. Abdallah, Michaël Wink, Mahmoud Zaki El-Readi
Topics & Concepts
DoxorubicinMultiple drug resistancePharmacologyCytotoxicityApoptosisCancer cellMTT assayFucoxanthinATP-binding cassette transporterViability assayBiologyBiochemistryChemistryCancerDrug resistanceTransporterCarotenoidChemotherapyIn vitroMicrobiologyGeneGeneticsDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsFolate and B Vitamins ResearchDNA Repair Mechanisms