Conclusion
Our results indicate that ABCC2 (G1249A) polymorphism affects the transport activities of MRP2-dependent paclitaxel and doxorubicin, resulting in greater efflux of these anticancer drugs.
Methods
LLC-PK1 cell lines transfected with ABCC2 1249G wild-type and ABCC2 1249A variant alleles were used to evaluate the sensitivity, intracellular accumulation, and transmembrane transport of paclitaxel, docetaxel, and doxorubicin.
Objective
Multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (MRP2), encoded by ABCC2 gene, is involved in the efflux of certain anticancer drugs. Here we observed whether the ABCC2 (G1249A) polymorphism impacts the transport abilities of MRP2-dependent paclitaxel, docetaxel, and doxorubicin in recombinant LLC-PK1 cell lines.
Results
The recombinant ABCC2 1249A variant cell line showed higher IC50 values for paclitaxel and doxorubicin than ABCC2 1249G wild-type cell system (p<0.01). Intracellular accumulations of paclitaxel and doxorubicin in cells transfected with ABCC2 1249A variant allele were significantly decreased compared to cells transfected with ABCC2 1249G wild-type allele (p<0.01). The efflux ratios of paclitaxel and doxorubicin across ABCC2 1249A cell line were significantly increased compared with ABCC2 1249G cell system (p<0.01). However, ABCC2 (G1249A) polymorphism had no effect on the transport activity of MRP2-mediated docetaxel.