Table 1. NF90-8 cell cycle analysis.
DNA analysis of NF90-8 MPNST cells | ||||
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G1 | G2 | S | Apoptosis | |
0 Hours | ||||
Untreated | 32.0% ± 3.7 | 37.4% ± 0.8 | 30.6% ± 4.3 | 0.2% ± 0.4 |
24 Hours | ||||
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DMSO | 40.0% ± 2.1 | 29.0% ± 2.7 | 30.8% ± 5.2 | 1.3% ± 0.3 |
500 nM lovastatin | 40.0% ± 2.3 | 24.5% ± 2.8 | 35.3% ± 1.2 | 2.0% ± 0.4 |
500 nM 1 | 41.1% ± 1.8 | 24.7% ± 2.9 | 34.2% ± 1.3 | 1.7% ± 0.3 |
500 nM 1 + 500 nM lovastatin | 50.2% ± 2.0 * | 25.9% ± 2.0 | 23.9% ± 3.0 | 12.6% ± 1.8 * |
500 nM 2 | 41.5% ± 1.6 | 26.5% ± 2.2 | 32.0% ± 3.6 | 1.5% ± 0.5 |
500 nM 2 + 500 nM lovastatin | 49.6% ± 3.4 * | 26.2% ± 1.3 | 24.2% ± 2.7 | 5.9% ± 0.9 |
48 Hours | ||||
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DMSO | 44.4% ± 2.4 | 23.3% ± 2.3 | 32.3% ± 1.9 | 2.7% ± 0.4 |
500 nM lovastatin | 46.7% ± 2.6 | 26.4% ± 1.4 | 26.9% ± 1.9 | 3.6% ± 1.0 |
500 nM 1 | 43.0% ± 2.5 | 24.4% ± 1.6 | 32.6% ± 2.4 | 3.0% ± 0.7 |
500 nM 1 + 500 nM lovastatin | 62.7% ± 2.9 * | 31.0% ± 2.0 | 6.3% ± 1.1 * | 31.4% ± 6.3 * |
500 nM 2 | 40.2% ± 1.3 | 26.0% ± 1.6 | 33.9% ± 0.7 | 1.8% ± 0.7 |
500 nM 2 + 500 nM lovastatin | 55.0% ± 1.0 * | 27.0% ± 5.2 | 18.0% ± 14.8 | 30.3% ± 3.4 * |
Statistical significance was determined between the FTI/lovastatin treated cultures and the DMSO controls. Significance was set at p<0.05.