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: Received: 29 September 2017 / Approved: 29 September 2017 / Online: 29 September 2017 (18:32:40 CEST)
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Corsetto, P.A.; Colombo, I.; Kopecka, J.; Rizzo, A.M.; Riganti, C. Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids as Sensitizing Agents and Multidrug Resistance Revertants in Cancer Therapy. Preprints2017, 2017090162. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201709.0162.v1.
Corsetto, P.A.; Colombo, I.; Kopecka, J.; Rizzo, A.M.; Riganti, C. Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids as Sensitizing Agents and Multidrug Resistance Revertants in Cancer Therapy. Preprints 2017, 2017090162. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201709.0162.v1.
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Corsetto, P.A.; Colombo, I.; Kopecka, J.; Rizzo, A.M.; Riganti, C. Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids as Sensitizing Agents and Multidrug Resistance Revertants in Cancer Therapy. Preprints2017, 2017090162. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201709.0162.v1.
Corsetto, P.A.; Colombo, I.; Kopecka, J.; Rizzo, A.M.; Riganti, C. Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids as Sensitizing Agents and Multidrug Resistance Revertants in Cancer Therapy. Preprints 2017, 2017090162. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201709.0162.v1.
Abstract
The efficacy of chemotherapy depends on sensitivity and intrinsic or acquired drug resistance of cancer cells. The n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFAs) are considered chemosensitizing agents and revertants of multidrug resistance by pleiotropic mechanisms. The specific mechanisms are not fully understood, but nowadays, it is widely accepted that there are a complex network of mechanisms, including alteration in gene expression, modulation of cellular proliferation and differentiation, induction of apoptosis, generation of reactive oxygen species and lipid peroxidation. A crucial mechanism in the control of cell drug uptake and efflux is related to n-3 LCPUFA influence on membrane lipid composition. The incorporation of docosahexaenoic acid in the lipid rafts produces significant changes in their physical-chemical properties affecting content and functions of transmembrane proteins, such as growth factors, receptors and ATP-binding cassette transporters. Of note, n-3 LCPUFAs often impact on the lipid compositions more in chemoresistant cells than in chemosensitive cells, suggesting their adjuvant role in cancer treatment.
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