TABLE 1

Activities of uptake transporters in SCHs and hepatocytes in suspension

SubstrateAccumulation (pmol/min/mg protein or 106 cells) or Uptake Clearance (µl/min/mg protein)References
SCHsSuspended Hepatocytes
CCK-8 (human)1.06 µl/min/mg protein2.44 µl/min/mg proteinKotani et al. (2011)
Digoxin (human)3.8 ± 1.7 pmol/min per 106 cells5.2 ± 2.6 pmol/min per 106 cellsDe Bruyn et al. (2011)
Estrone-3-sulfate (human)30.3 ± 13.0 pmol/min per 106 cells99.1 ± 67 pmol/min per 106 cellsDe Bruyn et al. (2011)
1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) (rat)∼17 pmol/min/mg protein91 pmol/min/mg proteinJacobsen et al. (2011)
Pravastatin (human)2.95 µl/min/mg protein2.17 µl/min/mg proteinKotani et al. (2011)
Rosuvastatin (human)9.48 µl/min/mg protein9.50 µl/min/mg proteinKotani et al. (2011)
TCA (human)20.0 ± 7.9 pmol/min per 106 cells27.5 ± 15 pmol/min per 106 cellsDe Bruyn et al. (2011)
TCA (rat)40.8 ± 5.7 pmol/min/mg protein at 10 µM52.8 ± 10.2 pmol/min/mg protein at 1 µMKemp et al. (2005)