TABLE 3 

Emax and EC50 for CYP2C9 activity and mRNA after treatment with rifampin, phenobarbital, and phenytoin for 72 hours in either HepatoPac or monocultures in serum-free media.

NONBPBHu1624
HepatoPacMonocultureHepatoPacMonocultureHepatoPacMonoculture
EmaxEC50EmaxEC50EmaxEC50EmaxEC50EmaxEC50EmaxEC50
μMμMμMμMμMμM
mRNA
 Rifampin4.57 (0.11)0.13 (0.08)3.37 (0.37)1.56 (0.25)4.13 (0.22)0.99 (0.1)NDND3.54 (0.10)0.23 (0.09)NDND
 Phenobarbital4.0 (0.25)254 (0.09)3.4 (0.33)389.2 (0.12)3.3 (0.55)112.8 (0.28)NDNDNDNDNDND
 PhenytoinNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Activity
 Rifampin3.5 (0.1)0.1 (0.1)3.7 (0.2)1.2 (0.1)3.3 (0.3)1.2 (0.2)NDND3.1 (0.1)0.2 (0.1)NDND
 Phenobarbital5.1 (0.6)417.5 (0.1)3.7ND7.2 (1.6)848.9 (0.2)NDND5.8 (0.8)449.4 (0.2)NDND
 PhenytoinNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
  • ND, curves could not be fit to a sigmoidal Emax model.

  • CYP2C9 activity was measured using diclofenac as the substrate and the mRNA change was measured using real-time PCR with TaqMan probes. Data shown are mean (S.E.) of three determinations.