内容简介
AcomprehensivereviewofthemostcurrentscientificresearchonABCtransportersandmultidrugresistanceATP-bindingcassettetransportergenes(ABCtransporters)areknowntoplayacrucialroleinthedevelopmentofmultidrugresistance(MDR).MDRistheabilityofpathologiccells,suchastumors,towithstandchemicalsdesignedtotargetanddestroysuchcells.InMDR,patientswhoareonmedicationeventuallydevelopresistancetonotonlythedrugtheyaretaking,buttoseveraldifferenttypesofdrugs.ABCTransportersandMultidrugResistanceoffersanessentialresourceforpharmaceuticalresearcherswhoareworkingtodiscoverdrugstocounteractmultidrugresistanceindiseasessuchascancer.Inonecomprehensivevolume,thisbookcontainsacollectionofthemostcurrentknowledgeontheinvolvementofABCtransportersindrugtransportandresistance.Thiscomprehensivevolumeprovidesanoverviewonthedescriptionofthestructure,thegenome,normaltissueexpression,physiologicalaspect,andmechanismofactionoftheABCprotein.Theexpertcontributorsexploretheexpression,detection,andimplicationsofABCproteinsinhematologicalmalignanciesandsolidtumorsandABCproteinsandpathogenicmicroorganisms.ThisvolumealsoexplainsMDRmodulationthroughinhibitionofABCtransportersandthedesignofinhibitorsandmechanismofaction.Inaddition,thebookoffersessentialinformationonthebiologicalandclinicalaspectofmultidrugresistance.