TABLE 3

Depletion half-lives of steroid hormones when incubated with HepaRG cells or SCHH

HormoneHepaRG CellSCHH
ConcentrationHalf-LifeConcentrationHalf-Life
nMHoursnMHours
Estradiol51NQ3192.0 ± 0.5*
10×5103.3 ± 0.731871.6 ± 0.4*
Progesterone3957.5 ± 1.07051.4 ± 0.4*
10×39509.2 ± 0.719,1001.6 ± 1.0*
CortisolUnbound16.313.0 ± 2.4*48.8NQ
798ND798ND
10×7980ND7980ND
  • ND, no depletion; NQ, not quantified; data expressed as mean ± S.D.; *, n = 3.