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Lapatinib (Tykerb, GW572016) Reverses Multidrug Resistance in Cancer Cells by Inhibiting the Activity of ATP-Binding Cassette Subfamily B Member 1 and G Member 2

¹ State Key Laboratory for Oncology in South China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; ² Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, St. John's University, Jamaica, New York; and ³ Laboratory of Cell Biology and ⁴ Medical Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland

Requests for reprints: Li-wu Fu, State Key Laboratory for Oncology in South China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China. Phone: 86-20-873-431-63; Fax: 86-20-873-431-70; E-mail: Fulw{at}mail.sysu.edu.cn or Zhe-Sheng Chen, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY 11439. Phone: 718-990-1432; Fax: 718-990-1877; E-mail: Chenz{at}stjohns.edu.

Key Words: multidrug resistance • ABCB1/P-glycoprotein • ABCG2 • EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor • lapatinib

Lapatinib is active at the ATP-binding site of tyrosine kinases that are associated with the human epidermal growth factor receptor (Her-1 or ErbB1) and Her-2. It is conceivable that lapatinib may inhibit the function of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters by binding to their ATP-binding sites. The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of lapatinib to reverse tumor multidrug resistance (MDR) due to overexpression of ABC subfamily B member 1 (ABCB1) and ABC subfamily G member 2 (ABCG2) transporters. Our results showed that lapatinib significantly enhanced the sensitivity to ABCB1 or ABCG2 substrates in cells expressing these transporters, although a small synergetic effect was observed in combining lapatinib and conventional chemotherapeutic agents in parental sensitive MCF-7 or S1 cells. Lapatinib alone, however, did not significantly alter the sensitivity of non-ABCB1 or non-ABCG2 substrates in sensitive and resistant cells. Additionally, lapatinib significantly increased the accumulation of doxorubicin or mitoxantrone in ABCB1- or ABCG2-overexpressing cells and inhibited the transport of methotrexate and E₂17βG by ABCG2. Furthermore, lapatinib stimulated the ATPase activity of both ABCB1 and ABCG2 and inhibited the photolabeling of ABCB1 or ABCG2 with [¹²⁵I]iodoarylazidoprazosin in a concentration-dependent manner. However, lapatinib did not affect the expression of these transporters at mRNA or protein levels. Importantly, lapatinib also strongly enhanced the effect of paclitaxel on the inhibition of growth of the ABCB1-overexpressing KBv200 cell xenografts in nude mice. Overall, we conclude that lapatinib reverses ABCB1- and ABCG2-mediated MDR by directly inhibiting their transport function. These findings may be useful for cancer combinational therapy with lapatinib in the clinic. [Cancer Res 2008;68(19):7905–14]

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				Correction: Reversal of Multidrug Resistance by Lapatinib Cancer Res., December 15, 2008; 68(24): 10387 - 10387. [Full Text] [PDF]