title: The expression of P-glycoprotein in canine lymphoma and its association with multidrug resistance.
abstract: Canine lymphoma is a spontaneous, naturally occurring disease that is a model for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in humans. Chemotherapy with antineoplastics results in a high rate of remission; however, relapse and clinical drug resistance are usually seen within 8-10 months. The P-glycoprotein product of the mdr gene is thought to function as an ATP-driven membrane drug efflux pump and appears to play an important role in tumor cell resistance. To assess the role of mdr gene products in drug resistance in canine lymphoma, membrane preparations of lymphoma cells from 31 dogs with high- or intermediate-grade lymphoma were subjected to Western blotting for detection of P-glycoprotein. In this study, one of 30 samples taken from dogs prior to receiving chemotherapy expressed detectable levels of P-glycoprotein. P-glycoprotein was also detected in biopsy samples from 3 of 8 dogs that had become resistant to chemotherapy. This pattern of expression is similar to that in human non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. These studies suggest that canine lymphoma is a useful model for studying multidrug resistance.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536, USA.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Leveille
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Reimann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Arias
mesh_terms: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1