Table 1.

Numbers of positive chemicals during first screening using HLA-B27 promoter reporter in 293-T cells. Enhancers are chemicals that enhance the luciferase activity to > 150% of baseline; suppressors are those that suppress luciferase activity to < 40% of baseline; positive are either enhancers or suppressors.

Source of ChemicalsNo. ChemicalsNo. Enhancers (%)No. Suppressors (%)No. Positive (%)
BioMol Compound
  Library50412324
MicroSource SPECTRUM
  collection20001093103
Prestwick Chemical
  Library112037122159
UCLA “druggable”
  compounds864020318338
Totals12,26468 (0.6)556 (4.5)624 (5.1)
  • UCLA: University of California at Los Angeles.