scholarly journals In silico identified targeted inhibitors of P‐glycoprotein overcome multidrug resistance in human cancer cells in culture

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney A. Follit ◽  
Frances K. Brewer ◽  
John G. Wise ◽  
Pia D. Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Multidrug Resistance ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
In Silico ◽  
Human Cancer ◽  
Human Cancer Cells ◽  
Cells In Culture ◽  
P Glycoprotein ◽  
Targeted Inhibitors

scholarly journals Euryops pectinatus L. Flower Extract Inhibits P-glycoprotein and Reverses Multi-Drug Resistance in Cancer Cells: A Mechanistic Study

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wafaa M. Elkady ◽  
Iriny M. Ayoub ◽  
Yousra Abdel-Mottaleb ◽  
Mohamed F. ElShafie ◽  
Michael Wink
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Docking ◽  
Multidrug Resistance ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Inhibitory Activity ◽  
In Silico ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Agents ◽  
Selective Cytotoxicity ◽  
Flower Extract ◽  
P Glycoprotein ◽  
In Silico Molecular Docking

Euryops pectinatus is a South African ornamental plant belonging to family Asteraceae. The present work evaluates the cytotoxic activity and phytochemical profile of the flower extract. Metabolite profiling was performed using HPLC-PDA-ESI-MS/MS. Total phenolics and flavonoids content were assessed. Cytotoxicity was evaluated against 6 different cancer cell lines using MTT assay. The possible underlying mechanism was proposed. We analyzed whether the extract could overcome the resistance of multidrug-resistant cancer cells for doxorubicin. The effect of combination of E. pectinatus with doxorubicin was also studied. Additionally, the potential inhibitory activity of the identified phytochemicals to PB1 protein was analyzed using in silico molecular docking. Twenty-five compounds were tentatively identified. Total phenolic and flavonoid contents represented 49.41 ± 0.66 and 23.37 ± 0.23 µg/mg dried flower extract, respectively. The extract showed selective cytotoxicity against Caco2 cells but its main effect goes beyond mere cytotoxicity. It showed strong inhibition of P-glycoprotein, which helps to overcome multidrug resistance to classical chemotherapeutic agents. In silico molecular docking showed that dicaffeoyl quinic acid, kaempferol-O-rutinoside, rutin, and isorhamnetin-O-rutinoside exhibited the most potent inhibitory activity to PB1 involved in tumor progression. Euryops pectinatus flower heads could have promising selective cytotoxicity alone or in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents to counteract multidrug resistance.

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