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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 6.
Published in final edited form as: Mutat Res. 2007 Nov 29;650(2):181–195. doi: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2007.11.006

Table II.

Table II. A. Micronucleus Data: Mitomycin C.
%MN: Microscopy %MN: Flow
Chemical Lab Conc. Values Mean Fold Increase Values Mean Fold Increase
Mitomycin C L1 0 0.4, 0.3 0.35 - 0.15, 0.16 0.16 -
0.039 3.5, 2.9 3.20 9.1 1.86, 1.46 1.66 10.4
0.078 6.1, 5.3 5.70 16.3 4.54, 3.72 4.13 25.8
0.156 13.2, 8.5 10.85 31.0 7.47, 6.76 6.87 42.9
0.3125 19.7, 20.7 20.20 57.7 11.75, 17.05 14.40 90.0
L2 0 0.5, 0.2 0.35 - 0.12, 0.09 0.11 -
0.039 4.6, 3.8 4.20 12.0 4.01, 4.00 4.00 36.4
0.078 4.7, 6.0 5.35 15.3 10.79, 8.40 9.60 87.3
0.156 8.0, 7.6 7.80 22.3 15.16, 15.48 15.32 139.3
0.3125 8.2, 8.5 8.35 23.9 15.99, 17.43 16.71 151.9
Table II. B. Micronucleus Data: Sucrose.
%MN: Microscopy %MN: Flow
Chemical Lab Conc. Values Mean Fold Increase Values Mean Fold Increase
Sucrose L1 0 0.2, 0.1 0.15 - 0.18, 0.20 0.19 -
625 0.3, 0.3 0.30 2.0 0.14, 0.22 0.18 0.9
1250 0.1, 0.2 0.15 1.0 0.20, 0.11 0.16 0.8
2500 0.5, 0.3 0.40 2.7 0.19, 0.17 0.18 0.9
5000 0.4, 0.1 0.25 1.7 0.20, 0.30 0.25 1.3
L2 0 0.2, 0.1 0.15 - 0.22, 0.27 0.25 -
625 0.2, 0.2 0.20 1.3 0.31, 0.13 0.22 0.9
1250 0.3, 0.3 0.30 2.0 0.34, 0.11 0.23 0.9
2500 0.1, 0.3 0.20 1.3 0.51, 0.36 0.44 1.8
5000 0.2, 0.3 0.25 1.7 0.31, 0.18 0.25 1.0
Table II. C. Micronucleus Data: Etoposide.
%MN: Microscopy %MN: Flow
Chemical Lab Conc. Values Mean Fold Increase Values Mean Fold Increase
Etoposide L1 0 0.4, 0.4 0.40 - 0.15, 0.21 0.18 -
0.005 0.6, 0.7 0.65 1.6 0.23, 0.10 0.17 0.9
0.01 2.4, 2.4 2.40 6.0 0.50, 0.49 0.50 2.8
0.02 5.2, 5.1 5.15 12.9 1.29, 1.43 1.36 7.6
0.04 15.8, 14.3 15.05 37.6 5.19, 5.28 5.24 29.1
0.08 ND ND ND 13.07, 11.49 12.28 68.2
L3 0 0.2, 0.1 0.15 - 0.16, 0.14 0.15 -
0.005 2.1, 2.1 2.10 14.0 1.08, 0.66 0.87 5.8
0.01 3.9, 4.5 4.20 28.0 2.04, 1.81 1.93 12.9
0.02 10.7, 12.6 11.65 77.7 4.76, 4.22 4.49 29.9
0.04 22.2, 22.4 22.30 148.7 11.16, 10.28 10.72 71.5
0.08 32.4, 31.1 31.75 211.7 16.81, 17.65 17.23 114.9
Table II. D. Micronucleus Data: Staurosporine.
%MN: Microscopy %MN: Flow
Chemical Lab Conc. Values Mean Fold Increase Values Mean Fold Increase
Staurosporine L1 0 0.2, 0.1 0.15 - 0.18, 0.24 0.21 -
0.0016 0.1, 0.3 0.20 1.3 0.12, 0.12 0.12 0.6
0.0031 0.5, 0.4 0.35 2.3 0.07, 0.16 0.12 0.6
0.0062 0.3, 0.5 0.40 2.7 0.10, 0.17 0.14 0.7
0.0125 0.3, 0.3 0.30 2.0 0.30, 0.28 0.29 1.4
0.0250 ND ND ND 0.93, 1.53 1.23 5.9
L3 0 0.2, 0.3 0.25 - 0.17, 0.14 0.16 -
0.0016 0.2, 0.3 0.25 1.0 0.14, 0.08 0.11 0.7
0.0031 0.6, 0.4 0.50 2.0 0.20, 0.17 0.19 1.2
0.0062 1.1, 1.0 1.05 4.2 0.23, 0.23 0.23 1.4
0.0125 1.1, 0.8 0.95 3.8 0.27, 0.37 0.32 2.0
0.0250 1.1, 0.7 0.90 3.6 0.74, 1.07 0.91 5.7
Table II. E. Micronucleus Data: Vinblastine.
%MN: Microscopy %MN: Flow
Chemical Lab Conc. Values Mean Fold Increase Values Mean Fold Increase
Vinblastine L1 0 0.1, 0.1 0.10 - 0.26, 0.21 0.24 -
0.9 0.1, 0.3 0.20 2.0 0.36, 0.76 0.56 2.3
1.0 0.5, 0.4 0.45 4.5 0.58, 0.71 0.65 2.7
1.1 0.7, 1.0 0.85 8.5 1.03, 1.98 1.51 6.3
1.2 0.8, 1.3 1.05 10.5 1.16, 1.82 1.49 6.2
1.3 1.2, 1.4 1.30 13.0 6.31, 2.36 4.34 18.1
L4 0 0.2, 0.3 0.25 - 0.16, 0.10 0.13 -
0.9 0.4, 0.3 0.35 1.4 0.19, 0.23 0.21 1.6
1.0 0.6, 0.5 0.55 2.2 0.35, 0.33 0.34 2.6
1.1 0.6, 0.6 0.60 2.4 0.51, 0.51 0.51 3.9
1.2 0.7, 1.2 0.95 3.8 0.90, 1.34 1.12 8.6
1.3 0.7, 1.7 1.20 4.8 1.96, 1.54 1.75 13.5
Table II. F. Micronucleus Data: Dexamethasone.
%MN: Microscopy %MN: Flow
Chemical Lab Conc. Values Mean Fold Increase Values Mean Fold Increase
Dexamethasone L1 0 0.2, 0.1 0.15 - 0.28, 0.29 0.28 -
7.8 0.3, 0.4 0.35 2.3 0.20, 0.36 0.28 1.0
15.625 0.2, 0.3 0.25 1.7 0.29, 0.35 0.32 1.1
31.25 0.3, 0.5 0.40 2.7 0.58, 0.43 0.50 1.8
62.5 0.3, 0.6 0.50 3.3 3.32, 1.84 2.08 7.3
L4 0 0.2, 0.4 0.30 - 0.62, 0.34 0.48 -
15.625 0.4, 0.5 0.45 1.5 0.17, 0.65 0.41 0.9
31.25 0.3, 0.5 0.40 1.3 0.31, 0.23 0.27 0.6
62.5 0.3, 0.2 0.25 0.8 0.56, 0.45 0.50 1.0
125 0.4, 0.6 0.50 1.7 1.86, 2.15 2.01 4.2

Note: shading indicates concentration is excessively cytotoxic based on Flow-NBR assessment.

ND = not determined; too cytotoxic.