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. 1993 Jan;67(1):30–36. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1993.6

Regulation of initial vinblastine influx by P-glycoprotein.

D R Shalinsky 1, A P Jekunen 1, J E Alcaraz 1, R D Christen 1, S Kim 1, S Khatibi 1, S B Howell 1
PMCID: PMC1968208  PMID: 8094005

Abstract

P-glycoprotein (PGP) is an energy-dependent efflux pump that serves to protect cells against the cytotoxicity of many natural product drugs including vinblastine (VBL). In this study we investigated the role of PGP in regulating initial VBL influx. The apparent influx of VBL, measured over the first 20 s, was 2-fold lower in KB-GRC1 cells expressing a transfected mdr1 gene at high level than in non-expressing parental KB-3-1 cells. Inhibition of PGP efflux function with dipyridamole increased the influx rate constant by 4.0-fold in the KB-GRC1 cells but only 2.1-fold in the KB-3-1 cells. Verapamil, another inhibitor of PGP-mediated efflux, increased the initial influx rate constant by 2.7-fold in the KB-GRC1 cells but only 1.4-fold in the KB-3-1 cells. Inhibition of PGP function by depletion of ATP increased influx by 6.8-fold and 2.2-fold in the two cell types, respectively. Mutation of PGP at both ATP binding sites abolished its ability to limit initial influx. Thus, VBL is serving as an efficient substrate for the efflux pump even within the first few seconds of drug exposure, consistent with the hypothesis that PGP may directly efflux drug from the cell membrane.

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