Table 3

Kinetic parameters for MTX influx

Cell lineKtVmax
μM nmol/g of dry wt/min
L12107.5  ± 1.110.3  ± 1.1
R26L5.2  ± 0.43-a 13.9  ± 1.6
R42L8.3  ± 0.99.4  ± 3.0
K332L10.6  ± 1.33-b 8.2  ± 1.7
K404L10.1  ± 0.43-a 9.1  ± 1.0

K t and V max values are the average ± SEM from three separate experiments determined from nonlinear regression to the Michaelis-Menten equation. Statistical analyses were performed using the Wilcoxon rank sum test, SAS system, version 6.12 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC).

    • 3-a  p = ∼0.2 compared with L1210 cells.

    • 3-b  p = 0.08 compared with L1210 cells.