Table 1.

The IC₅₀ values of 5-FU and curcumin alone and in combination.

Cells	Drugs	48 h (µmol/l)		72 h (µmol/l)
		Drug alone	Combination	Drug alone	Combination
MNK45 cells	5-FU	70.97 ± 4.32	18.02 ± 1.42	38.22 ± 2.96	10.77 ± 1.34
	Curcumin	20.66 ± 2.45	9.01 ± 1.30	11.95 ± 2.13	5.38 ± 1.05
AGS cells	5-FU	106.42 ± 4.38	30.86 ± 2.87	82.74 ± 3.55	25.94 ± 1.08
	Curcumin	29.94 ± 2.36	15.43 ± 1.42	25.57 ± 1.93	12.97 ± 1.36
GES-1 cells	5-FU	199.32 ± 3.09	83.14 ± 2.72	178.44 ± 4.87	76.88 ± 2.40
	Curcumin	90.01 ± 3.19	41.57 ± 1.21	83.41 ± 2.36	38.44 ± 1.89