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. 2011 Jul 22;6(7):e22429. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022429

Table 3. Comparison of MDR activity detection in model cell lines overexpressing a single ABC transporter pump using MDR probes and inhibitors of different specificity.

Cell Line MDR Probe Probe Specificity CsA Ver MK571 Nov
HCT-15 Calcein AM MDR1, MRP 67.2±2.0 62.9±2.6 13.5±2.9 4.3±2.2
eFluxx-ID® Green 66.2±7.0 64.4±6.7 21.1±2.6 17.1±3.7
eFluxx-ID® Gold 68.5±6.6 65.8±6.0 16.2±2.6 16.6±1.7
DiOC2(3) MDR1 71.0±5.0 69.3±4.3 4.3±2.2 0
HepG2 Calcein AM MDR1, MRP 59.0±2.4 22.0±2.9 40.7±4.5 3.0±0.1
eFluxx-ID® Green 62.9±4.0 20.3±1.6 58.8±3.2 17.3±1.2
eFluxx-ID® Gold 63.3±0.8 17.7±3.2 69.3±2.3 15.8±0.6
CMFDA MRP 50.4±1.3 12.8±1.3 52.2±3.8 7.0±1.7
HCT-8 Calcein AM MDR1, MRP 46.5±5.1 25.9±0.9 31.1±4.7 7.1±0.4
eFluxx-ID® Green 36.7±1.5 32.6±1.5 51.5±5.0 12.1±5.2
eFluxx-ID® Gold 33.8±2.7 29.0±0.9 48.4±5.6 3.5±1.9
DiOC2(3) MDR1 24.7±0.9 19.1±3.7 9.8±1.2 0
CMFDA MRP 43.0±3.2 21.2±3.2 39.2±3.6 0
HL-60 Calcein AM MDR1, MRP 15.2±2.5 2.5±1.1 8.0±1.7 8.6±1.5
eFluxx-ID® Green 11.8±2.8 5.2±0.6 19.9±2.9 8.5±3.1
eFluxx-ID® Gold 0.29±0.3 14.0±3.4 15.8±0.6 7.2±1.6
Pheophorbide A BCRP 6.5±1.7 6.8±0.6 7.6±1.6 8.5±1.4
HL-60/MX1 Calcein AM MDR1, MRP 18.2±2.7 1.6±0.3 10.8±1.8 5.9±1.2
eFluxx-ID® Green 33.1±3.4 17.8±8.3 19.0±1.9 37.5±2.6
eFluxx-ID® Gold 30.2±3.4 14.6±2.9 16.1±3.8 24.6±3.9
Pheophorbide A BCRP 22.5±3.0 7.6±3.8 10.2±3.7 23.4±0.8

Average MAF values + SEM for three representative experiments are provided. Negative MAF values have been replaced with 0.