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Related Collections Neoplasia Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressors Brief Reports Social Bookmarking                   What's this?  Previous Article  |  Table of Contents  |  Next Article  NEOPLASIA Brief report Imatinib mesylate (STI571) is a substrate for the breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP)/ABCG2 drug pump Herman Burger, Hans van Tol, Antonius W. M. Boersma, Mariël Brok, Erik A. C. Wiemer, Gerrit Stoter, and Kees Nooter From the Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Daniel den Hoed Kliniek/Josephine Nefkens Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.    Abstract Top Abstract Introduction Study design Results and discussion References   Imatinib mesylate (STI571), a potent tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is successfully used in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia and gastrointestinal stromal tumors. However, the intended chronic oral administration of imatinib may lead to development of cellular resistance and subsequent treatment failure. Indeed, several molecular mechanisms leading to imatinib resistance have already been reported, including overexpression of the MDR1/ABCB1 drug pump. We examined whether imatinib is a substrate for the breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP)/ABCG2 drug pump that is frequently overexpressed in human tumors. Using a panel of well-defined BCRP-overexpressing cell lines, we provide the first evidence that imatinib is a substrate for BCRP, that it competes with mitoxantrone for drug export, and that BCRP-mediated efflux can be reversed by the fumitremorgin C analog Ko-143. Since BCRP is highly expressed in the gastrointestinal tract, BCRP might not only play a role in cellular resistance of tumor cells but also influence the gastrointestinal absorption of imatinib.    Introduction Top Abstract Introduction Study design Results and discussion References   Imatinib mesylate (STI571) selectively inhibits the tyrosine kinase activity of BCR-ABL, c-KIT, and PDGFR and is successfully used for treatment of BCR-ABL-dependent chronic myelogenous and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and c-KIT-dependent gastrointestinal stromal tumors.1-6 Clinical trials with imatinib in other tumor types such as glioblastoma and lung and prostate cancer are in progress.7 However, the intended chronic use of this oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor over a prolonged time period may support the development of cellular resistance. Several molecular mechanisms leading to imatinib resistance have been reported, ranging from impaired binding of the drug due to mutations, decreased efficacy due to amplification of the target gene, and decreased imatinib uptake in the tumor cells due to overexpression of the MDR1/ABCB1 gene.8-12 Since imatinib is orally administered, systemic imatinib levels might depend largely on gastrointestinal absorption and metabolic inactivation and on clearance by intestinal ABC transporters.13,14 Breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP)/ABCG2 is abundantly expressed in the gut and, based on its cellular localization in the apical membrane of the small intestine and colon epithelium, it is very likely that this ABC transporter is involved in active back transport of drugs entering from the gut, and in that way may play a significant role in the systemic bioavailability of oral drugs such as imatinib.15,16 In addition, BCRP expressed in tumor cell types that are potential targets for imatinib treatment may cause drug resistance at the level of tumor cells.16 Therefore, we investigated whether imatinib is a substrate for the BCRP drug pump using a panel of well-defined BCRP-overexpressing cell lines. We studied accumulation of 14C-labeled imatinib and show that the level of intracellular imatinib is significantly decreased in BCRP-overexpressing cells, which could be reversed by the addition of the fumitremorgin C analog Ko-143. Here, we provide for the first time evidence that imatinib is a substrate for the BCRP efflux pump.    Study design Top Abstract Introduction Study design Results and discussion References   Reagents and cell lines Imatinib and [14C]STI571 mesylate were obtained from Novartis (Basel, Switzerland). Ko-134 was used as a specific BCRP inhibitor.17 Mitoxantrone and doxorubicin were obtained from Pharmachemie (Haarlem, The Netherlands). MCF7 (ATCC, HTB-22); MCF7/MR, a mitoxantrone-resistant and BCRP-overexpressing subline; MCF7/AdVp3000 overexpressing the R482T BCRP variant; HEK293 cells transfected with pcDNA3 (HEK293/Neo); wild-type BCRP/ABCG2-R482R (HEK293/R); BCRP/ABCG2-R482G (HEK293/G); and BCRP/ABCG2-R482T (HEK293/T) were used. Real-time RT-PCR Relative mRNA expression for BCRP, MRP1, MRP2, and MDR1 was determined by real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using an ABI PRISM 7700 (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA) and the comparative cycle threshold (CT) method as described.18 Analysis of protein expression BCRP protein levels were determined by Western blot analysis using BCRP-specific monoclonal antibody BXP-21 (1:200) as described previously.19 Accumulation of intracellular [14C]STI571 mesylate Cells (106/mL) were exposed to [14C]STI571 (range, 0.1 µCi [3.7 kBq]-0.001 µCi [0.037 kBq]; 2.14 µM-0.021 µM imatinib) for 2 hours at 37°C and then extensively washed with ice-cold phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Imatinib accumulation was calculated from the radioactivity measured in the cell pellet over that retained in the supernatant as determined by liquid scintillation counting. Relative accumulation (mean ± standard deviation [SD]), based on at least 3 independent experiments, is expressed as a fraction of that found in parental cells (% control). Flow cytometry Mitoxantrone and doxorubicin accumulation (fluorescence intensity) was determined by flow cytometry as described previously.20    Results and discussion Top Abstract Introduction Study design Results and discussion References   To determine whether imatinib is a substrate for the BCRP efflux pump, we examined 14C-labeled imatinib accumulation in MCF7/MR and MCF7/AdVp3000, 2 cell lines known to overexpress BCRP.16 The relative intracellular imatinib accumulation, measured after a 2-hour exposure to [14C]STI571 in both MCF7/MR (59.5% ± 9.5% [mean ± SD]) and MCF7/AdVp (3.6% ± 1.1%) was significantly lower as compared with MCF7 (Figure 1A). This decreased accumulation is indicative of BCRP-mediated efflux; however, in these drug-selected MCF7 sublines other drug transporters may have been activated. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR (data not shown) and protein data confirmed that only BCRP (Figure 1A, insert), and not MDR1, MRP1, or MRP2 (data not shown), was overexpressed in these MCF7 sublines. Although the difference in imatinib accumulation between MCF7/MR and MCF/AdVp may be explained by the expression data, it should be noted that MCF7/MR overexpresses wild-type (wt)-BCRP whereas MCF/AdVp overexpresses the 482Thr BCRP variant. Notably, mutations at 482Arg of wt-BCRP have been implicated in substrate specificity.17 Therefore, BCRP-mediated transport of imatinib was studied in HEK293 cells transfected with BCRP variants, that is, 482Arg (HEK293/R), 482Gly (HEK293/G), 482Thr (HEK293/T), or empty vector (HEK293/Neo). Similar to MCF7, overexpression of BCRP in HEK293 cell lines resulted in a markedly decreased imatinib uptake (Figure 1B), confirming that imatinib is a substrate for wt-BCRP and both mutant (mt)-BCRP variants. However, the existence of small differences in imatinib accumulation between wt- and mt-BCRP cannot be excluded. Such subtle differences were also observed for mitoxantrone.21 Regarding BCRP-mediated imatinib efflux, our data suggest that codon 482 of BCRP does not play such a pivotal role in substrate specificity as has been reported for methotrexate (MTX) and doxorubicin.17,22-24 Accordingly, we found that doxorubicin is not transported by wt-BCRP, whereas a significant decrease in doxorubicin accumulation (40%) was seen in both mt-BCRP variants (Figure 1C). Furthermore, we showed that mitoxantrone is a substrate for both wt- and mt-BCRP (Figure 1D). With respect to this mutational hot-spot at codon 482 of BCRP, imatinib parallels the substrate specificity pattern of mitoxantrone and not that of doxorubicin or MTX.17,23,24 View larger version (38K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1.. Intracellular accumulation of [14C]STI571 mesylate, doxorubicin, and mitoxantrone. (A) The intracellular [14C]STI571 accumulation (mean ± SD) in BCRP-overexpressing MCF7 sublines and (B) BCRP-transfected HEK293 cells. The relative accumulation of [14C]STI571, after a 2-hour exposure to this radioactive compound, is based on the mean of at least 3 independent experiments and is expressed as a fraction of that found in parental BCRP-negative cells (% control). (C) Relative accumulation of doxorubicin and (D) mitoxantrone in HEK293 cells, transfected with pcDNA3 (HEK293/Neo), wt-BCRP (HEK293/R), or mt-BCRP variants at residue 482 (HEK293/G and HEK293/T). Intracellular accumulation was measured by flow cytometry. Relative accumulation of these drugs, shown as fluorescence intensity (peak value) of at least 20 000 events, is shown as fraction relative to that found in control HEK293/Neo cells (% control). (E) The effect of 200 nM Ko-143 on the steady-state accumulation of [14C]STI571 in the panel of HEK293 cells. HEK293 BCRP variants were preincubated with Ko143 (200 nM) for 1 hour and then exposed to 14C-labeled imatinib (0.21 µM) for an additional 2 hours. Betaradiation (dpm) was used as a measure of the intracellular [14C]STI571 accumulation.   Next, we determined whether the decreased imatinib accumulation could be reversed by Ko-143, a specific inhibitor of BCRP-mediated transport.17 Evidently, Ko-143 could almost completely restore the decreased imatinib accumulation in cells overexpressing wt-BCRP (HEK293/R: 1.7-fold increase in the presence of Ko-143, P < .01 Student t test) as well as in the 2 mt-BCRP variants (HEK293/G: 4.1-fold increase, P < .001; HEK293/T: 2.1-fold increase, P < .01), whereas this specific inhibitor had no effect on the control HEK293/Neo cells (Figure 1E). Since mitoxantrone is one of the key substrates for BCRP, we determined whether imatinib is a competitive substrate for the same binding site. Mitoxantrone accumulation in the BCRP-positive MCF sublines was clearly increased by addition of 15 µM imatinib as a competitor, whereas accumulation in the BCRP-negative MCF7 parental line was hardly affected (Figure 2A). Similar results were found in BCRP-overexpressing HEK293 cells, that is, mitoxantrone steady-state levels were markedly increased by the addition of imatinib (Figure 2B). Moreover, mitoxantrone efflux was almost completely inhibited by 15 µM imatinib. These competition studies suggest that cotreatment of imatinib with other BCRP substrate drugs may have a significant impact on the oral bioavailability of these drugs. View larger version (9K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2.. Effect of imatinib as a competitor for BCRP-mediated efflux of mitoxantrone. (A) Effect of imatinib (15 µM) on mitoxantrone steady-state accumulation (3 µM) in MCF7 parental (left panel), MCF7/MR (middle panel), and MCF7/AdVp (right panel). MCF7 sublines were simultaneously incubated for 2 hours with mitoxantrone (3 µM), with or without imatinib as a competitor (1 µM-15 µM). The fluorescence data of at least 20 000 events per time point are shown and fluorescence intensity (peak signal) of mitoxantrone is expressed in arbitrary units (au). (B) Mitoxantrone steady-state accumulation in the presence of 15 µM imatinib in HEK293 cells. Representative results from 3 independent experiments are shown. Relative accumulation data (mean ± SD) are given as a fraction (% control) relative to the accumulation found in HEK293 control cells without imatinib.   It was recently shown that imatinib can potently reverse BCRP-mediated resistance to topotecan and SN-38 in vitro; however, in contrast to our results presented here, it was concluded that imatinib directly inhibits BCRP-mediated transport without being a competitive substrate.25 The investigators reported that the accumulation and subsequent efflux of 14C-labeled imatinib was similar in cells expressing functional or nonfunctional BCRP. The apparent discrepancy with our findings may be ascribed to methodologic differences, among which are substantial dissimilarities in incubation time and temperature. Evidently, our accumulation data (Figure 1A-B) and in particular the results of the BCRP-specific inhibitor Ko-143 (Figure 1E) are consistent with the fact that imatinib is a substrate of BCRP. Together, our results indicate that BCRP can function as an active outward transport mechanism for imatinib and this drug efflux pump may therefore play an important role in drug-drug interaction and cellular resistance to imatinib.    Acknowledgements   We thank Dr E. Buchdunger (Novartis, Basel, Switzerland) for the generous gift of imatinib mesylate and [14C]STI571 mesylate, Dr A.H. Schinkel (The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) for providing Ko-143, Dr R.J. Scheper (Free University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) for MCF/MR and the BXP-21 antibody, and Dr R. Robey and Dr S.E. Bates (National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD) for providing the BCRP-transfected HEK293 cells and MCF7/AdVp.    Footnotes   Submitted April 13, 2004; accepted June 13, 2004. Prepublished online as Blood First Edition Paper, July 13, 2004; DOI 10.1182/blood-2004-04-1398. The publication costs of this article were defrayed in part by page charge payment. 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