Abstract: Objective To investigate expression of several drug resistance related genes between sensitive and resistant ovarian cancer cell lines after paditaxel chemotherapy in vitro.Methods RT-PCR method was used to detect the expressions of several drug resistance related genes between ovarian cancer cell A2780 and paelitaxel-resistant A2780/TS.Results In paclitaxel-resistant cell line A2780/TS,the inhibit rate was much lower than that in sensitive cell line A2780(P<0.01).The resistance index(RI)of A2780/TS cell was 3.650.There was no significant differencesinG1、G2、and S ratio between the A2780 and A2780/TS cells(P>0.05).Among those resistance related genes,multiple drug resistance(MDR-1)gene,P53 were expressed at lower leveh in resistant A2780/TS cells than in sensitive A2780 cells;while cytochrome P450 1B1(CYP1B1)and apoptotic inhibit protein survivin were expressed higher,and no obvious alterations were found concerning glutathione S transforase-pi(GST-Pi)and multiple drug resistance related protein-1(MRP-1).Conclusion The expression of known drng resistance related genes were distantly different in paclitaxel resistant and sensitive cell lines,suggesting more than one pathway leading to resistance transformation.It is necessary to study and validate widely,deeply and completely for setting down clinical chemotherapy method and reversing arug resistance.