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Circumvention of multi-drug resistance of cancer cells by Chinese herbal medicines

Stella Chai1, Kenneth KW To2 and Ge Lin1*

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1 School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China

2 School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China

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Chinese Medicine 2010, 5:26 doi:10.1186/1749-8546-5-26

Published: 25 July 2010

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Proposed mechanisms for MDR reversal by the tested Chinese medicinal herbs. The herbs are grouped into three categories, namely active ingredients, extracts and formulae. Pgp involvement is particularly considered: (+) inhibition on Pgp; (-) no effect on Pgp.

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