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. 2004 Mar 23;90(8):1644–1653. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601707

Table 1. IC50 values and killing efficacy of α-TOS, hrTRAIL, and hrTRAIL plus α-TOS in malignant mesothelioma and nonmalignant mesothelial cell lines.

  α-TOS
hrTRAIL
hrTRAILα-TOS
Cell type IC50 (μM) Max effect (% cell death) IC50 (μg ml−1) Max effect (% cell death) IC50 (μg ml−1) Max effect (% cell death)
MM-B1 36±4 96±3 0.3±0.1 64±4 0.010±0.002 87±9
Meso-2 38±7 95±5 5.0±1.0 55±2 0.030±0.004 76±7
Ist-Mes 35±6 96±4 0.7±0.1 32±5 0.100±0.050 69±10
Met-5A 55±8 44±2 0.5±0.1 26±3 0.450±0.150 34±8

The IC50 values for α-TOS, hrTRAIL, and hrTRAIL (50 ng ml−1) plus α-TOS (30 μM) were calculated from dose–response curves of MM and nonmalignant mesothelial cells at 24 h of treatment. Data are expressed as mean±s.d. from three independent experiments.