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Comparative Study
. 1998 Jul;22(7):625-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0145-2126(98)00060-5.

Idarubicin and idarubicinol are less affected by topoisomerase II-related multidrug resistance than is daunorubicin

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Comparative Study

Idarubicin and idarubicinol are less affected by topoisomerase II-related multidrug resistance than is daunorubicin

T Fukushima et al. Leuk Res. 1998 Jul.

Abstract

We investigated the cytotoxicity and cellular pharmacology of idarubicin (IDA), idarubicinol (IDAol) and daunorubicin (DNR) in K562/VP-H2 cells, which show topoisomerase II-related multidrug resistance but do not overexpress P-glycoprotein. K562/VP-H2 cells were less resistant to IDA and IDAol than to DNR. There was no significant difference in the accumulation of each drug between K562 and K562/VP-H2 cells. The cleavage of DNA induced by each drug was decreased in K562/VP-H2 cells, however, the decrease in cleavage in K562/VP-H2 cells was less with IDA and IDAol than with DNR. These results suggest that IDA and IDAol have more cytotoxic potency than DNR in topoisomerase II-related multidrug-resistant leukemia cells.

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