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. 2011 Apr 21;11:149. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-149

Table 1.

ED50 values for DHA and curcumin effects on breast cancer cell lines.

Combination
Initial ED50 (μM)a Ratio (μM)

Cell Line DHA CCM DHA:CCM

MCF7 56.5 ± 8.2 28.0 ± 4.2 55:30
MCF10AT 93.2 ± 5.5 45.8 ± 2.5 95:45
MDA-MB-231 36.7 ± 6.5 34.7 ± 10.4 35:35
SK-BR-3 63.8 ± 1.5 39.2 ± 1.8 60:40
MDA-MB-361 52.5 ± 9.5 23.0 ± 4.2 50:25

aInitial ED50 values calculated as mean ± SD concentration required for 50% inhibition of proliferation from two independent triplicate assays.