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. 2016 Jan 7;4:e1542. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1542

Table 3. IC50 values (μM) of doxorubicin (DOX) alone and in combination with L-canavanine (L-CAV) (constant ratio).

Cells Drug alone Combination of L-CAV and DOX
L-CAV DOX Combination (L-CAV : DOX) Molar ratio (L-CAV : DOX) DOX (IC50 ± SD) CI Value Interaction
(IC50 ± SD) (IC70 ± SD) (IC50 ± SD) (IC30 ± SD)
10 : 1 10 : 1 0.53 ± 0.03 0.1547 ++++
1. HeLa 216.9 ± 47.72 581.41 ± 106.99 4.07 ± 0.26 2.92 ± 0.65 IC50 : IC50 53.29 : 1 0.13 ± 0.02 0.0644 +++++
IC70 : IC30 199.11 : 1 0.19 ± 0.07 0.2220 ++++
5 : 1 5 : 1 11.16 ± 2.79 0.4215 +++
2. Caco-2 589.60 ± 138.92 1867.27 ± 623.99 34.91 ± 5.70 23.13 ± 2.46 IC50 : IC50 17.25 : 1 1.32 ± 0.32 0.0790 +++++
IC70 : IC30 80.73 : 1 1.12 ± 0.05 0.1727 ++++
5 : 1 5 : 1 11.09 ± 2.41 0.5605 +++
3. MIA PaCa-2 865.50 ± 315.30 3515.56 ± 978.67 22.25 ± 3.35 17.27 ± 3.04 IC50 : IC50 38.89 : 1 3.65 ± 0.61 0.3434 +++
IC70 : IC30 203.56 : 1 2.34 ± 0.15 0.7562 ++
100 : 1 100 : 1 2.44 ± 0.29 0.4656 +++
4. Bx-PC 3 2167 ± 282.84 3563.97 ± 345.07 6.90 ± 0.53 3.25 ± 0.36 IC50 : IC50 328.33 : 1 2.06 ± 0.08 0.6130 +++
IC70 : IC30 1096.60 : 1 0.81 ± 0.18 0.6573 +++
50 : 1 50 : 1 1.67 ± 0.28 0.4328 +++
5. Hep G2 640.90 ± 164.68 1202.75 ± 397.31 4.68 ± 1.08 1.19 ± 0.39 IC50 : IC50 149.74 : 1 1.27 ± 0.30 0.4602 +++
IC70 : IC30 1010.71 : 1 0.55 ± 0.05 0.9874 ±
10 : 1 10 : 1 3.03 ± 0.25 0.2989 ++++
6. SK-HEP-1 1179 ± 149.08 2018.37 ± 678.23 11.09 ± 0.82 3.75 ± 0.73 IC50 : IC50 105.36 : 1 2.25 ± 0.02 0.3985 +++
IC70 : IC30 538.23 : 1 0.42 ± 0.06 0.2296 ++++

Note:

Data from three independent experiments (n = 3) are represented as mean ± SD.