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Table 2 In vitro effects of methotrexate, etanercept, adalinumab, certolizumab, tocilizumab and hydroxychloroquine on K2P5.1 expression levels

From: Expression of K2P5.1 potassium channels on CD4+T lymphocytes correlates with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Substance

Concentration (μm)

CD4 T cells, unstimulated

CD4 T cells, stimulated

control

--

1.00

1.00

methotrexate

20 μM

1.08 ± 0.18

0.93 ± 0.08

etanercept

10 μg/ml

0.97 ± 0.07

1.01 ± 0.04

adalinumab

10 μg/ml

0.96 ± 0.14

1.12 ± 0.05

certolizumab

10 μg/ml

0.99 ± 0.09

1.14 ± 0.08

tocilizumab

10 μg/ml

1.12 ± 0.22

1.24 ± 0.15

hydroxychloroquine

2 μg/ml

0.82 ± 0.3

0.84 ± 0.35

  1. Normalized values of K2P5.1 expression are depicted as mean ± SE.