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. 2025 Nov 18;26(22):11157. doi: 10.3390/ijms262211157
ABC ATP-binding cassette
ABCB1 ATP-binding cassette subfamily b member 1 (P-glycoprotein)
ABCB1/Flp-In TM-293 Flipase recombinase-compatible human embryonic kidney 293 with transfected human ABCB1
ABCC1 ATP-binding cassette subfamily c member 1 (multidrug resistance-associated protein 1)
ABCC1/Flp-In TM-293 Flipase recombinase-compatible human embryonic kidney 293 with transfected human ABCC1
ABCC2 ATP-binding cassette subfamily c member 2 (multidrug resistance-associated protein 2)
ABCC3 ATP-binding cassette subfamily c member 3 (multidrug resistance-associated protein 3)
ABCG2 ATP-binding cassette subfamily g member 2 (breast cancer resistance protein)
ABCG2/Flp-In TM-293 Flipase recombinase-compatible human embryonic kidney 293 with transfected human ABCG2
ABCT ATP-binding cassette transporter
AC261066 RARβ-2 agonist
ALDH1 Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1
ALDH1A1 Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member 1A
AML Acute myeloid leukemia
APL Acute promyelocytic leukemia
ARE Antioxidant response element
ATO Arsenic trioxide
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
ATPase Adenosine triphosphatase
ATRA All-trans-retinoic acid
A2780/RCIS Human ovarian cancer, cisplatin-resistant subline
BCRP Breast cancer resistance protein
Caco-2 Human colon cancer
CAR Constitutive androstane receptor
CARET Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial
CD437 RAR-γ selective agonist
CD44 Cluster of Differentiation 44
CEM/ADR5000 Human acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-cell type), doxorubicin-resistant subline
Colo 320 Human colon cancer overexpressing ABCB1 and lung resistant protein (LRP)
CSC Cancer stem cell
CYP3A4 Cytochrome P450 3A4
CYP450 Cytochrome P450
EC19 3-(5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ylethynyl)benzoic acid
EC23 4-(5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-ylethynyl)benzoic acid
EPG85-257 Human gastric carcinoma
EPG85-257RDB Human gastric carcinoma, doxorubicin-resistant subline
Egr1 Early growth response 1 gene
FAB French-American-British classification system of AML
FAR Fluorescence activity ratio
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FK228 Histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACI), Romidepsin (depsipeptide)
FOXP1 Forkhead box protein P1
5-FU 5-Fluorouracil
GST Glutathione S-transferase
hCAR Human constitutive androstane receptor
HeLaS3 Human cervical carcinoma
HepG-2 Human hepatocellular carcinoma
HepG-2/Dox Human hepatocellular carcinoma, doxorubicin-resistant subline
HIF-1α Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
HL-60/RS Multidrug-resistant human acute promyelocytic leukemia cells overexpressing ABCB1, ABCC1, and ABCG2
HT29 Human colon cancer
H3-Lys9 Histone H3 at lysine 9
H9 Human acute T-cell leukemia
H9/RAR RARα transfected human acute T-cell leukemia
IC50 Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
IIF 6-OH-11-O-hydroxyphenanthrene
Kasumi-1 Human acute myeloid leukemia with t(8:21) karyotype
Kasumi-6 Human acute myeloid leukemia
KB-vin Human cervical carcinoma, vincristine-resistant subline
Keap1 Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
KG-1 Human acute myeloid leukemia
KG-1/RAR RARα transfected human acute myeloid leukemia
K562 Human cell line from the patient in blast crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia
K562/RAR RARα transfected human cell line from the patient in blast crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia
LoVo/MDR Human colorectal cancer, doxorubicin-resistant subline
LRP Lung resistant protein
LS174T Human colorectal carcinoma
L1210/R Mouse lymphocytic leukemia, subline with ABCB1-overexpression induced by vincristine
L1210/S Mouse lymphocytic leukemia/without detectable ABCB1 expression and efflux activity
L1210/T Mouse lymphocytic leukemia, subline with ABCB1 overexpression induced by transfection
L1210/VCR Mouse lymphocytic leukemia, vincristine-resistant subline
L5178Y (MDR1/A) Mouse T-cell lymphoma cells transfected by human ABCB1 gene
MAF Multidrug Activity Factor
MCF-7 Human breast cancer
MCF-7/Doc Human breast cancer, docetaxel-resistant subline
MCF-7/Dox Human breast cancer, doxorubicin-resistant subline
MCF-7/Pac Human breast cancer, paclitaxel-resistant subline
MCF-7/Vinc Human breast cancer, vincristine-resistant subline
MDA-MB-231 Human triple-negative breast cancer
MDA-MB-468 Human triple-negative breast cancer
MDCK ABCG2 Madine-Darby canine kidney cell line overexpressing ABCG2
MDR Multidrug resistance
MDR1 Multidrug resistance protein 1
mdr1 Multidrug resistance 1 gene (the rodent equivalent of human ABCB1)
mdr2 Multidrug resistance 2 gene
mdr3 Multidrug resistance 3 gene
MM CS-like cells Cancer stem cells derived from spheroids of human A375 melanoma cells
MRP1 Multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (ABCC1)
MRP2 Multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (ABCC2)
MRP3 Multidrug resistance-associated protein 3 (ABCC3)
MTT Methyltiazoltetrazolium assay
MVP Major vault protein/Lung resistant protein
M1 Acute myeloblastic leukemia without maturation
M2 Acute myeloblastic leukemia with maturation with t(8;21) karyotype
M3 Acute promyelocytic leukemia
M4 Acute myelomonocytic leukemia
NB4 Human acute promyelocytic leukemia
NB4/RAR RARα transfected human acute promyelocytic leukemia
NCI-H460 Human non-small-cell lung carcinoma
NCI-H460/MX20 Human non-small-cell lung carcinoma, mitoxantrone-resistant subline
NF-YA Nuclear transcription factor Y alpha
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-B
NIH 3T3 MDR1 Mouse fibroblast cell line overexpressing ABCB1
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NT2 Human pluripotent embryonal carcinoma
PARPi Poly ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitor
PI3K/Akt/mTOR Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B/mechanistic target of rapamycin signaling pathway
PXR Pregnane X receptor
RAR Retinoic acid receptor
RFX1 Regulatory factor X1
Rh-123 Rhodamine 123
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RT-PCR Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction
RXR Retinoid X receptor
SKOV-3 Human ovarian adenocarcinoma
SKOV-3/Dox Human ovarian adenocarcinoma, doxorubicin-resistant subline
SOX9 SRY-box transcription factor 9
SOX10 SRY-box transcription factor 10
SRC-1 Steroid receptor coactivator-1
SW620 Human colon cancer
VER Verapamil
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization
WNT/β-catenin Wingless-related integration site/β-catenin
WT1 Wilms’ tumor suppressor gene
W1PR Human ovarian cancer, paclitaxel-resistant subline (primary cell line)
W1TR Human ovarian cancer, topotecan-resistant subline (primary cell line)