P-glycoprotein Mediated Efflux Modulators of Plant Origin: A Short Review.

Nuno Silva, Lígia Salgueiro, Ana Fortuna, Carlos Cavaleiro

Natural product communications 2016 May

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Drug efflux transporters such as P-glycoprotein (P-gp) help maintain cellular homeostasis but are also major contributors to the development of multidrug resistance (MDR) phenomena. Since P-gp was associated with MDR, several compounds showing potential to inhibit this transporter have been identified. Particular attention has been given to natural products, namely those of plant origin, looking for highly effective and safe P-gp inhibitors with little to no interaction with other cellular or metabolic processes. Here we abridge several examples of plant compounds from distinct classes, polyketides, lignans, anthraquinones, coumarins, alkaloids, mono- and sesqui-terpenes, steroids and limonoids, which have shown the ability to modulate in vitro or in vivo the P-gp activity.

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Nuno Silva, Lígia Salgueiro, Ana Fortuna, Carlos Cavaleiro. P-glycoprotein Mediated Efflux Modulators of Plant Origin: A Short Review. Natural product communications. 2016 May;11(5):699-704