Table 2.

Effects of Amarogentin on Liver Cell Apoptosis.^a

The Apoptosis Rate of Cell Lines
	24 Hours	48 Hours	72 Hours
LO2	19.32% ± 1.76%b	22.89% ± 2.37%b	29.10% ± 1.54%b
HepG2	35.00% ± 1.56%	39.43% ± 1.35%	48.00% ± 1.73%
SMMC-7721	32.25% ± 1.17%	36.01% ± 0.17%	44.21% ± 2.00%
F value	91.73	92.12	95.91
P value	.000	.000	.000

^aAmarogentin was likely more effective at “killing” cancer cells than normal liver cells.

^bP < .05, LO2 versus HepG2 and LO2 versus SMMC-7721.