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Pharmacodynamic mechanisms of anti-inflammatory drugs on the chemosensitization of multidrug-resistant cancers and the pharmacogenetics effectiveness

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Drug resistance as a remarkable issue in cancer treatment is associated with inflammation which occurs through complex chemical reactions in the tumor microenvironment. Recent studies have implicated that glucocorticoids and NSAIDs are mainly useful combinations for inflammatory response modulation in chemotherapeutic protocols for cancer treatment. Immunosuppressive actions of glucocorticoids and NSAIDs are mainly mediated by the transrepression or activation regulation of inflammatory genes with different DNA-bound transcription factors including AP-1, NFAT, NF-κB, STAT and also, varying functions of COX enzymes in cancer cells. Interestingly, many investigations have proved the benefits of these anti-inflammatory agents in the quenching of multidrug resistance pathways. Numerous analyses on the ABC transporter promoters showed conserved nucleotide sequences with several DNA response elements that participate in transcriptional regulation. Furthermore, genetic variations in nucleotide sequences of membrane transporters were strongly associated with changes in these transporters' expression or function and a substantial impact on systemic drug exposure and toxicity. It appeared that several polymorphisms in MDR transporter genes especially MDR1 have influenced the regulatory mechanisms and explained differences in glucocorticoid responses.

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Abbreviations

ABC transporters:

ATP-binding cassette transporters

ABCC:

ATP-binding cassette transporters sub-family C

ABCA:

ATP-binding cassette transporters sub-family A

ABCG:

ATP-binding cassette transporters sub-family G

AC:

Adenylyl cyclase

AP-1,2:

Activating protein-1 and 2

BCRP:

Breast cancer resistance protein

C/EBP:

CCAAT-enhancer-binding proteins

COX:

Cyclooxygenase

CRE:

CAMP response element

CYP3A4:

Cytochrome P450 3A4

ERE:

Estrogen response element

FKBP51:

FK506 binding protein

5-FU:

5-Fluorouracil

γ-GCSh:

γ-Glutamylcystein synthetase heavy subunit

G-protein:

Guanosine triphosphate-binding proteins

GRE:

Glucocorticoid response elements

11b-HSD1:

11B-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1

HSE:

Heat shock element

HSP:

Heat shock protein

JAK:

Janus kinase

JNK:

C-Jun N-terminal Kinase

LOX:

Lipoxygenase

MAPK:

Mitogen-activated protein kinase

MDR:

Multi drug resistance

MRP:

Multidrug-resistance-related protein

nGRE:

Negative GRE

NF-κB:

Nuclear factor-κB

NSAIDs:

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

P-gp:

P-glycoprotein

PKC:

Protein kinase C

PXR:

Pregnane X receptor

PRE:

Progesterone response element

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

RXR:

Retinoid X receptor

SNP:

Single nucleotide polymorphism

SP-1:

Specificity protein 1

SP/KLF:

Specificity protein/Kruppel-like factor

SRE:

Sterol regulatory element

STAT:

Signal transducers and activators of transcription

TdT:

Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase

TNF-α:

Tumor necrosis factor-α

TPA:

12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate

TSS:

Transcription start sites

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Professor M. Hashemzadeh (Department of Medical Genetics), Professor M. Ghatrehsamani (Department of Medical Immunology), and Bita Jafari (the graphic designer) for their valuable feedback and suggestions. We thank the anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful comments, which have helped improving the quality of the article.

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This work was supported by the Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences under Grant SKUMS-5204.

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FE coordinated the review and revised the final manuscript. NGD and SAM collected the articles and participated in intellectual discussion of the data and manuscript writing.

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Correspondence to Fatemeh Elahian.

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Gholamian Dehkordi, N., Mirzaei, S.A. & Elahian, F. Pharmacodynamic mechanisms of anti-inflammatory drugs on the chemosensitization of multidrug-resistant cancers and the pharmacogenetics effectiveness. Inflammopharmacol 29, 49–74 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10787-020-00765-9

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