title: Efflux pump inhibitors: a strategy to combat P-glycoprotein and the NorA multidrug resistance pump.
abstract: Multidrug resistance (MDR) is the cause of an ever-increasing number of problems in the treatment of cancers and bacterial infections. The active efflux of drugs contributes significantly to this phenomenon. This minireview summarizes recent advances in combating MDR, with particular emphasis on natural and synthetic efflux pump inhibitors of P-glycoprotein in resistant tumor cells and of the NorA MDR pump in Staphylococcus aureus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, Jinan 250012, PR China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shutao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D027425:ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D027425:ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C Proteins; C075040:NorA protein, Staphylococcus