Abstract
A marked increase in cellular ATP consumption was induced by verapamil in the multidrug-resistant (MDR) cell line 2780(AD), but not in the drug-sensitive parental cell line A2780. A group of structurally unrelated drugs in concentrations known to reverse MDR, but not the verapamil analog tiapamil, a weak modulator of MDR, had similar effects. This effect was saturated at verapamil concentrations of about 1 μM. These data demonstrate that verapamil concentrations in MDR cells are maintained at a low level at the expense of ATP hydrolysis, and provide a first indication of the amount of metabolic energy used in this process.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2278-2282 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | FASEB Journal |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 7 |
State | Published - 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology