Effects of tetramethylpiperidine (TMP)-substituted phenazines on membrane stability and P-glycoprotein function

  • Authors:
    • C. Durandt
    • C. E.J. Van Rensburg
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  • Published online on: September 1, 2001     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.19.3.579
  • Pages: 579-583
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Abstract

The lipophilicity and membrane-destabilizing activities of clofazimine and three tetramethyl-piperidine (TMP)-substituted phenazines were compared with the anti-tumor and multiple drug resistance (MDR) neutralizing potential of these agents using a P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-expressing small cell lung cancer cell line (H69/LX4). Partition coefficients were measured as an index of lipophilicity, while membrane-destabilizing potential was measured using a conventional hemolytic assay. The membrane-destabilizing potential of the TMP-substituted phenazines was found to correlate positively with the degree of lipophilicity, as well as with MDR reversal activity. The presence of a TMP group, as well as chlorine atoms on the phenyl and anilino rings of these agents contributed to the enhancement of anti-tumor activity by potentiating membrane-destabilizing activity. TMP-substituted phenazines may be useful in the design of novel anti-cancer and MDR reversal agents.

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Durandt C and Durandt C: Effects of tetramethylpiperidine (TMP)-substituted phenazines on membrane stability and P-glycoprotein function. Int J Oncol 19: 579-583, 2001
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Durandt, C., & Durandt, C. (2001). Effects of tetramethylpiperidine (TMP)-substituted phenazines on membrane stability and P-glycoprotein function. International Journal of Oncology, 19, 579-583. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.19.3.579
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Durandt, C., Van Rensburg, C. E."Effects of tetramethylpiperidine (TMP)-substituted phenazines on membrane stability and P-glycoprotein function". International Journal of Oncology 19.3 (2001): 579-583.
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Durandt, C., Van Rensburg, C. E."Effects of tetramethylpiperidine (TMP)-substituted phenazines on membrane stability and P-glycoprotein function". International Journal of Oncology 19, no. 3 (2001): 579-583. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.19.3.579