TABLE 3

Mean ± S.D. (range, i.e., maximum/minimum in parentheses) protein expression in human livers and human hepatocytes observed in this study (bolded) or reported by others

No. of SamplesOATP1B1OATP1B3OATP2B1P-glycoproteinReference
Liver tissue (fmol/µg membrane protein)
64 (Peptide 1)2.0 ± 0.9 (7)1.1 ± 0.5 (8)1.7 ± 0.6 (5)0.4 ± 0.2 (8)This study
64 (Peptide 2)NQ0.9 ± 0.4 (8)1.5 ± 0.6 (6)0.3 ± 0.2 (7)This study
 172.7 ± 3.7*1.7 ± 0.50.5 ± 0.91.5 ± 0.4(Ohtsuki et al., 2012)
 99.7 ± 4.36.3 ± 2.83.7 ± 1.4NQ(Kimoto et al., 2012)
 13NQNQNQ0.7 ± 0.3(Tucker et al., 2012)
 127.2 ± 0.36.3 ± 0.44.0 ± 0.4NQ(Karlgren et al., 2012)
 410.6 ± 4.65.9 ± 3.82.9 ± 1.3NQ(Balogh et al., 2012)
Cryopreserved suspended hepatocytes
 12$2.4 ± 0.5 (2)0.9 ± 0.5 (5)1.7 ± 0.5 (3)0.5 ± 0.1 (4)This study
 12NQ0.7 ± 0.3 (4)1.3 ± 0.5 (3)0.4 ± 0.1 (4)This study
 144.9 ± 1.91.7 ± 0.61.6 ± 0.5NQ(Kimoto et al., 2012)
 15.85.84.1NQ(Ji et al., 2012)
 13.41.51.8NQ(Bi et al., 2012)
Sandwich-cultured hepatocytes
 35.4 ± 1.04.3 ± 0.22.9 ± 2.513.9 ± 11.8(Schaefer et al., 2012)
 55.8 ± 3.30.8 ± 0.31.0 ± 0.2NQ(Kimoto et al., 2012)
 15.30.91.2NQ(Bi et al., 2012)
  • NQ, not quantified.

  • * OATP1B1 was detected in only eight liver tissue samples.

  • $ Seven batches of individual and five batches of pooled hepatocytes (see Table 2).