Table 1

Effects of increasing concentrations of taxol and cyclophosphamide on concentrations of metabolites M-IV and M-II in monkey liver microsomal fractions

Drug and ConcentrationConcentration
M-IVM-II
μM
Control2.36  ± 0.117.39  ± 0.08
Taxol
 1 μM2.71  ± 0.136.93  ± 0.11 p  = 0.07
 5 μM4.34  ± 0.205.01  ± 0.14 p  < 0.001
Cyclophosphamide
 10 μM2.80  ± 0.056.80  ± 0.01 p  < 0.05
 25 μM3.41  ± 0.026.48  ± 0.02 p  < 0.01
 50 μM4.11  ± 0.375.45  ± 0.21 p  < 0.01

Each value of M-IV and M-II represents mean ± S.E. of three independent experiments with duplicate incubation.

  • p value represents statistical significance of differences in M-IV and M-II concentrations in absence (control) or presence of taxol or cyclophosphamide.