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Abstract
Cancer is a leading cause of death globally. Chemotherapy still plays an indispensable role in the clinical treatment of cancer. However, the emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR) has greatly obstructed the further application of chemotherapy agents. Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum) is a traditional Chinese medicine as well as an edible mushroom. In this study, we first explored the effect of six extract samples derived from G. lucidum on the cell viability of adriamycin-resistant human hepatocellular carcinoma multidrug-resistant cell subline (HepG-2/ADM). All these samples showed no obvious toxicity to cells; however, only G. lucidum ethanol extract could reverse resistance to doxorubicin and paclitaxel. Then the P-glycoprotein (P-gp) function in hepatocellular carcinoma G2 (HepG-2) and HepG-2/ADM cells was determined after incubated with these samples, and we found that G. lucidum ethanol extract could inhibit P-gp function in vitro. Furthermore, G. lucidum ethanol extract could reverse resistance to paclitaxel in HepG-2/ADM tumor-bearing mice in vivo, while the protein expression level of P-gp was unchanged. Taken together, these results indicated the potential role of G. lucidum ethanol extract in reversing MDR in the clinical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
期刊介绍:
"Italian Journal of Food Science" is an international journal publishing original, basic and applied papers, reviews, short communications, surveys and opinions on food science and technology with specific reference to the Mediterranean Region. Its expanded scope includes food production, food engineering, food management, food quality, shelf-life, consumer acceptance of foodstuffs, food safety and nutrition, energy and environmental aspects of food processing on the whole life cycle.
Reviews and surveys on specific topics relevant to the advance of the Mediterranean food industry are particularly welcome.