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Effect of Verapamil on Cellular Uptake of Tc-99m MIBI and Tetrofosmin on Several Cancer Cells  

Kim, Dae-Hyun (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Yoo, Jung-Ah (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Suh, Myung-Rang (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Bae, Jin-Ho (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Jeong, Shin-Young (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Ahn, Byeong-Cheol (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Lee, Kyu-Bo (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Lee, Jae-Tae (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine / v.38, no.1, 2004 , pp. 85-98 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: Cellular uptake of $^{99}mTc$-sestamibi (MIBI) and $^{99}mTc$-tetrofosmin (TF) is low in cancer cells expressing multidrug resistance(MDR) by p-glycoprotein(Pgp) or multidrug related protein(MRP). Verapamil is known to increase cellular uptake of MIBI in MDR cancer cells, but is recently reported to have different effects on tracer uptake in certain cancer cells. This study was prepared to evaluate effects of verapamil on cellular uptake of MIBI and TF in several cancer cells. Materials and Methods: Celluar uptakes of Tc-99m MIBI and TF were measured in erythroleukermia K562 cell, breast cancer MCF7 cell, and human ovarian cancer SK-OV-3 cells, and data were compared with those of doxorubicin-resistant K562(Ad) cells. RT-PCR and Western blot analysis were used for the detection of mdr1 mRNA and Pgp expression, and to observe changes in isotypes of PKC enzyme. Effects of verapamil on MIBI and TF uptake were evaluated at different concentrations upto $200{\mu}M\;at\;1{\times}10^6\;cells/ml\;at\;37^{\circ}C$. Radioactivity in supernatant and pellet was measured with gamma counter to calculate cellular uptake ratio. Toxicity of verapamil was measured with MTT assay. Results: Cellular uptakes of MIBI and TF were increased by time in four cancer cells studied. Co-incubation with verapamil resulted in an increase in uptake of MIBI and TF in K562(Adr) cell at a concentration of $100{\mu}M$ and the maximal increase at $50{\mu}M$ was 10-times to baseline. In contrast, uptakes of MIBI and TF in K562, MCF7, SK-OV3 cells were decreased with verapamil treatment at a concentration over $1{\mu}M$. With a concentration of $200{\mu}M$ verapamil, MIBI and TF uptakes un K562 cells were decreased to 1.5 % and 2.7% of those without verapamil, respectively. Cellular uptakes of MIBI and TF in MCF7 and SK-OV-3 cells were not changed with $10{\mu}M$, but were also decreased with verapamil higher than $10{\mu}M$, resulting 40% and 5% of baseline at $50{\mu}M$. MTT assay of four cells revealed that K562, MCF7, SK-OV3 were not damaged with verapamil at $200{\mu}M$. Conclusion: Although verapamil increases uptake of MIBI and TF in MDR cancer cells, cellular uptakes were further decreased with verapamil in certain cancer cells, which is not related to cytotoxicity of drug. These results suggest that cellular uptakes of both tracers might differ among different cells, and interpretation of changes in tracer uptake with verapamil in vitro should be different when different cell lines are used.
Keywords
verapamil; Tc-99m MIBI; tetrofosmin; multidrug resistance; cancer;
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