Table VI.

Effects of extracts from LBB, EG and CO on the cell cycle progression of the estrogen receptor non-functional phenotype.

		Cell cycle-phase population (%)a
Treatment	Concentration	G1	S	G2/M
E2	20 nM	50.1±5.8	34.2±3.9	14.9±1.6
LBB	0.05%	42.2±4.9	17.7±1.9c	38.1±1.8d
EG	0.80%	77.7±7.8b	19.8±1.9c	2.4±0.2e
CO	0.10%	66.9±6.7b	18.5±1.8c	14.6±1.4

^aDetermined by flow cytometry after a 48-h. treatment. Data are represented as the mean ± SD (n=3/treatment group).

^bP=0.04 vs. E2

^cP=0.04 vs. E2

^dP=0.01 vs. E2

^eP=0.02 vs. E2. E2, 17β-estradiol; LBB, Lycium barbarum bark; EG, Epimedium grandiflorum; CO, Cornus officinalis.