Table 3. Percentages of TUNEL positive cells in cultured cells.
Treatment options (group)
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Time after treatment, days | ATRA (1) | As2O3 (2) | ATRA/As2O3 (3) |
Cultured NB4 cells | |||
2 | 1.5 ± 1.0 | 1.5 ± 1.0 | 2.0 ± 0.9 |
4 | 2.0 ± 1.0 | 2.5 ± 1.3 | 3.5 ± 2.3 |
6 | 2.0 ± 1.5 | 8.5 ± 2.6* | 14.5 ± 2.6† |
8 | 4.5 ± 0.9 | 12.0 ± 2.2 | 20.5 ± 4.8‡ |
10 | 5.0 ± 1.7 | 14.5 ± 3.1§ | 28.0 ± 5.2¶∥ |
Cultured primary APL cells | |||
2 | 1.0 ± 0.5 | 1.0 ± 0.5 | 1.5 ± 0.9 |
4 | 1.3 ± 1.0 | 2.2 ± 1.2 | 3.8 ± 2.0 |
6 | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 5.8 ± 1.5 | 11.3 ± 3.5** |
8 | 3.8 ± 0.8 | 8.9 ± 2.5 | 17.2 ± 3.4†† |
10 | 4.0 ± 1.3 | 12.7 ± 2.4‡‡ | 24.3 ± 5.7§§¶¶ |
, P = 0.025 vs. group 1; †, P = 0.001 vs. group 1; ‡, P = 0.001 vs. group 1; §, P = 0.024 vs. group 1; ¶, P < 0.0001 vs. group 1; ∥, P = 0.02 vs. group 2; **, P = 0.01 vs. group 1; ††, P = 0.002 vs. group 1; ‡‡, P = 0.026 vs. group 1; §§, P < 0.0001 vs. group 1; ¶¶, P = 0.035 vs. group 2.