title: P-glycoprotein expression in primary breast cancer detected by immunocytochemistry with two monoclonal antibodies.
abstract: We have investigated P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression in samples of primary breast cancer from 29 patients before therapy. We employed immunohistochemical techniques using two monoclonal antibodies (C219 and MRK16) and an indirect alkaline phosphatase method. Heterogeneous expression in epithelial cells was detected with both C219 (21 of 29) and MRK16 (16 of 29). A surprising finding was P-glycoprotein expression in stromal cells with both C219 (26 of 29) and MRK16 (12 of 29). Our results suggest that significant levels of P-glycoprotein expression may be present in breast cancer before exposure to drugs associated with multidrug resistance.
authors.affiliation: CRC Department of Medical Oncology, University of Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Wishart
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Plumb
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Going
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: McNicol
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: McArdle
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuruo
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kaye
mesh_terms: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins