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Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2009; 15(4): 431-440
Published online Jan 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.431
Table 1 Effect of stable expression of MDR1 targeting shRNA on MDR1 mRNA, P-gp and resistance to cytotoxic drugs in HepG2/mdr1 cells
Real-time PCR
P-gpDNR accumulationDrug resistance
mdr1 mRNAAdiramycinMytomycin
Cell line2-ΔΔCtMean fluorescenceMean fluorescenceIC50Fold-resistanceIC50Fold-resistance
HepG275.581.087.560.401.00.071.0
HepG2/m1.098.639.7625.062.59.67138.1
HepG2/m-sh56.30b1.07b79.32a0.56b1.4b0.08b1.14b
Table 2 Effect of expression of MDR1 targeting shRNA on P-gp expression, tumor growth and adiramycin sensitivity in vivo
GroupMean growth time (d)Mean volume (mm3)pretreatmentP-gp expressionΔVolume (mm3) pre- & post-chemotherapyGrowth rate of tumor
HepG213.12 ± 1.3566.41 ± 1.58-530.58 ± 23.128.46 ± 0.63
HepG2/m12.65 ± 2.3164.23 ± 2.1597.90b1659.70 ± 152.54b23.12 ± 5.32b
HepG2/m-sh--15.75700.14 ± 25.6110.39 ± 1.54