TABLE 2

Hepatic protein expressions

Fetuses N = 10Infants N = 12Adults N = 3Age Group versus Expression (P value)
Profile I: stableOATP1B117.6 (5.4–35.6)22.8 (9.5–47.9)34.6 (21.5–57.5)0.126
OATP2B142.2 (29.3–59.3)38.5 (27.2–46.3)44.9 (30.1–48.9)0.580
ABCB179.2 (23.2–117.7)107.9 (60.6–150.6)96.9 (93.5–103.4)0.065
ABCC28.8 (5.5–9.9)12.6 (5.3–43.9)19.8 (15.5–22.2)0.010
Profile II: low to highABCC35.4 (1.6–9.9)21.9 (3.6–32.8)23.1 (15.9–23.7)0.012
BSEP18.4 (11.4–33.7)35.9 (10.6–49.8)47.7 (40.3–67.0)0.005*
Profile III: high to lowABCG24.0 (2.2–7.0)2.7 (1.5–4.2)1.7 (0.8–2.2)0.006*
GLUT1434.2 (49.1–1413.3)108.7 (39.0–255.4)5.2 (5.1–7.7)<0.000*
OCTN26.3 (4.1–8.9)4.4 (1.9–6.6)3.0 (2.2–4.8)0.014
Profile IV: nonlinearMCT112.9 (10.0–20.0)20.3 (10.8–39.0)9.8 (8.9–12.4)0.002*
  • Data are expressed as median (range) protein expressions in pmol/g tissue, P value. *Significant after Bonferroni correction (0.05/10 = 0.005).