TABLE 3

Relative protein expression in Caco-2 cells after treatment with vitamin D analogs for 3 and 6 days Results are means ± S.D. from triplicate experiments; the mean value for the ethanol (0.1%) group was expressed as 1.0.


Treatment

Relative Protein Expression after 3 Days of Treatment

Relative Protein Expression after 6 Days of Treatment
MRP2
MRP4
P-gp
CYP3A4
MRP2
MRP4
P-gp
CYP3A4
Ethanol (0.1%) 1.0 ± 0.4 1.0 ± 0.2 1.0 ± 0.1 1.0 ± 0.1 1.0 ± 0.2 1.0 ± 0.4 1.0 ± 0.6 1.0 ± 0.2
1α(OH)D3 (100 nM) 3.0 ± 0.5* 2.1 ± 0.5* 2.6 ± 0.8* 4.0 ± 0.6* 2.1 ± 0.9 3.6 ± 0.5* 1.3 ± 0.6 5.6 ± 0.7*
25(OH)D3 (100 nM) 1.5 ± 0.7 0.7 ± 0.4 1.3 ± 0.4 0.8 ± 0.1 1.7 ± 0.9 1.1 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 0.3 1.1 ± 0.1
1,25(OH)2D3 (100 nM) 3.4 ± 0.5* 2.5 ± 0.8* 2.9 ± 1.0* 4.4 ± 0.6* 2.7 ± 1.1 4.7 ± 1.1* 1.8 ± 0.5 5.8 ± 0.9*
1α(OH)D2 (100 nM)
3.9 ± 1.0*
2.3 ± 0.7*
2.5 ± 0.9*
3.4 ± 1.4*
3.1 ± 0.8*
2.7 ± 0.9*
1.5 ± 0.3
4.9 ± 0.6*
  • * P < 0.05 compared with ethanol-treated group