Abstract:Objective: To determine the reversal effect of aloe emodin liposomes (AE-L) on cisplatin resistance human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549/DDP. Method: The un-cytotoxic and cytotoxic concentration of AE-L, and un-cytotoxic concentration of E-L were determined by MTT . The sensitivity of cisplatin were determined by MTT assay in above 3 groups. The intracellular concentration of cisplatin was detected by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Result: The maximum non-toxic concentration group of AE-L (2.0 mg·L-1) increased the sensitivity of cisplatin in A549/DDP, decreased IC50 of cisplatin in A549/DDP from 16.81 mg·L-1 to 5.86 mg·L-1, and the hyp-cytotoxic concentration (7.0 mg·L-1) group‘s IC50 decreased to 4.34 mg·L-1; AE-L groups significantly increased intracellular concentration of cisplatin in A549/DDP cells. Conclusion: The results showed that aloe emodin can reverse multidrug resistance (MDR) of A549/DDP cells and the mechanism might be associated with the increase of intracellular concentration of cisplatin.