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. 2015 Mar 26;10(3):e0121316. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121316

Table 3. Characteristics of AIZ-AR cells in comparison with published data.

EC50—half maximal effective concentration; IC50—half maximal inhibitory concentration; n.c.—not calculated; n.d.—not determined.

Compound Log EC50 Log IC50 (DHT 100nM) Log IC50 (Testosterone 10 nM) Literature Log EC50
Clone 8 Clone 14 Clone 8 Clone 14 Clone 8 Clone 14 Sedlak et al. Wilkinson et al.
5α-dihydrotestosterone -9.16 ± 0.09 -9.19 ± 0.10 - - > -5.00 > -5.00 -11.38 ± 0.21 -9.52
Testosterone -8.92 ± 0.33 -9.10 ± 0.09 > -5.00 > -5.00 - - -10.00 ± 0.26 -11.37
Danazol -8.29 ± 0.34 -8.13 ± 0.12 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 -9.38 ± 0.17 -9.47
Cyproterone acetate -6.69 ± 0.17 -6.65 ± 0.51 -6.75 ± 0.05 -6.62 ± 0.02 -7.50 ± 0.04 -7.52 ± 0.06 -8.02 ± 0.19 > -5.00
Spironolactone -8.80 ± 0.41 -8.36 ± 0.26 -6.37 ± 0.10 -6.17 ± 0.19 -6.72 ± 0.12 -6.65 ± 0.04 -7.52 ± 0.12 > -5.00
Dexamethasone -7.58 ± 0.31 -7.59 ± 0.27 n.c. n.c. n.c. n.c. > -5.00 > -5.00
Beclomethasone -7.59 ± 0.41 -7.70 ± 0.10 n.c. n.c. n.c. n.c. > -5.00 n.d.
Betamethasone -6.62 ± 0.04 -7.15 ± 0.26 n.c. n.c. n.c. n.c. > -5.00 n.d.
Cortisol -6.35 ± 0.11 -6.49 ± 0.04 n.c. n.c. n.c. n.c. > -5.00 -8.22
Triamcinolone -6.37 ± 0.13 -6.56 ± 0.19 n.c. n.c. n.c. n.c. > -5.00 n.d.
Prednisolone -6.61 ± 0.09 -7.10 ± 0.38 n.c. n.c. n.c. n.c. n.d. n.d.
Methyl-prednisolone -7.60 ± 0.43 -7.48 ± 0.30 n.c. n.c. n.c. n.c. n.d. -8.75
Mifepristone -5.81 ± 0.05 -5.86 ± 0.06 -6.15 ± 0.10 -6.08 ± 0.03 -6.88 ± 0.20 -6.95 ± 0.21 -7.89 ± 0.13 > -5.00
Corticosterone -6.22 ± 0.08 -6.25 ± 0.11 n.c. n.c. n.c. n.c. > -5.00 -8.22
Aldosterone -6.03 ± 0.04 -6.11 ± 0.02 n.c. n.c. n.c. n.c. > -5.00 > -5.00
17α-progesterone -6.45 ± 0.16 -6.29 ± 0.03 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 n.d.
Progesterone -6.13 ± 0.08 -6.22 ± 0.12 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 -7.85 ± 0.11 -7.55
17β-estradiole -7.19 ± 0.20 -7.54 ± 0.01 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 -7.30 ± 0.25 > -5.00
Genistein -6.62 ± 0.42 -6.79 ± 0.23 n.c. n.c. n.c. n.c. > -5.00 > -5.00
Diethylstilbestrol > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00
4-hydroxytamoxifen > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00
Raloxifene hydrochloride > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00
Tamoxifen citrate > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 > -5.00 n.d.

Data were calculated from triplicate measuments and are expressed as mean ± SD. Analyses were performed in three independent experiments for each clone.