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. 2016 Jun 29;11:29. doi: 10.1186/s13020-016-0103-z

Table 4.

Effects of P. kesiya and melphalan on apoptosis induction in U937 and HepG2 cells

IC50 ratio % Apoptotic cells
IC50 of P. kesiya IC50 of Melphalan U937 HepG2
0 1 43.1 ± 16.3 53.0 ± 6.1
1 0 42.5 ± 4.8b 39.7 ± 2.6a
1 1 100a 100a
0.1 1 77.0 ± 1.9a 66.7 ± 3.1a
0.2 1 100a 74.9 ± 12.3a
0.5 1 100a 92.8 ± 1.3a
1.5 1 100a 98.3 ± 3.0a
2 1 100a 100a
1 0.05 38.6 ± 6.1a 62.4 ± 3.2a
1 0.1 48.4 ± 3.8a 87.9 ± 3.3a
1 0.2 61.3 ± 3.3a 90.3 ± 6.0a
1 0.5 100a 100a
1 1.5 100a 100a
1 2 100a 100a

One-way ANOVA of percentage apoptotic cells compared with single treatment by melphalan at 1 × IC50 in cancer cells

aSignificant difference (P < 0.001)

bNon-significant difference (P ≥ 0.001)