Table 3. Effects on ZR-75-1 cell apoptosis treated with trastuzumab and fulvestrant as single agents or with a combination of both.
Groups | Drug concentration | Early apoptosis rate () | Late apoptosis rate () |
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Control | 0 | 0.0276±0.0144 | 0.0179±0.0027 |
Vehicle | 0.0045%a | 0.0402±0.0268b | 0.0435±0.0383b |
Trastuzumab | 0.65mg/ml | 0.0189±0.0215b | 0.0274±0.0233b |
Fulvestrant | 45nmol/L | 0.0221±0.0245b | 0.0558±0.0148b |
Combination | Tras (0.65mg/ml) + Ful (45nmol/L) | 0.0298±0.0151bcd | 0.0425±0.0389bcd |
a Cells in vehicle group were cultured in the presence of the same concentration of absolute ethanol as fulvestrant-treated group.
b P>0.05 compared with control group.
c P>0.05 compared with trastuzumab-treated group.
d P>0.05 compared with fulvestrant-treated group