Table 1.
Study | Treatment Medium |
Concentration Range and Hg species |
Concentrations Causing Proliferation |
Concentrations Causing Cell Death |
---|---|---|---|---|
Choe et al. [14] | DMEM with 5% bovine calf serum | 1 μM mercuric chloride |
1 μM | Not observed |
Martin et al. [5] | IMEM with 5% fetal calf serum | 1 μM mercuric chloride |
1 μM | Not observed |
Zhang et al [11] | RPMI-1640 medium with 10% bovine calf serum | 1 pM–10 μM mercuric chloride |
1 nM –10 μM | Not observed |
Egiebor et al. [15] | MEM with 10% fetal bovine serum | 1 μM–70 μM mercury (II) nitrate |
Not observed | Not observed; growth inhibited at 70 μM |
Sukocheva et al. [28] |
DMEM with 5% bovine calf serum | 10 nM–100 μM methylmercury |
0.5 μM–1 μM | 5 μM–100 μM |
This study | Hank’s Balanced Salt Solution | 1 nM–100 μM methylmercury chloride | 1 nM | 100 nM– 100 μM |
Abbreviations- DMEM (Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium, IMEM (Improved Minimal Essential Medium), RPMI-1640 (Roswell Park Memorial Institute), MEM (Modified Essential Medium).