Table 3.
Percent apoptosis of 5-ALA and control samples incubated at variable temperatures.
| Percent Apoptosis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | 21 °C | 24 °C | 27 °C | 30 °C | 33 °C | 36 °C | 39 °C | 42 °C |
| SSC-13 | ||||||||
| 5-ALA | 2.45 ± 0.33 | 2.11 ± 0.21 | 2.89 ± 0.65 | 2.69 ± 0.36 | 3.34 ± 0.87 | 12.43 ± 1.39* | 27.15 ± 0.71* | 33.23 ± 1.49* |
| Control | 3.67 ± 0.25 | 1.80 ± 0.21 | 2.24 ± 0.19 | 2.92 ± 0.13 | 2.46 ± 0.40 | 2.03 ± 0.13 | 3.66 ± 1.06 | 2.30 ± 0.32 |
| A431 | ||||||||
| 5-ALA | 7.85 ± 0.38 | 7.96 ± 0.24 | 7.71 ± 0.20 | 8.30 ± 0.37 | 7.66 ± 0.49 | 9.28 ± 0.75 | 16.80 ± 0.60* | 20.82 ± 1.48* |
| Control | 8.60 ± 0.18 | 9.16 ± 0.13 | 8.30 ± 0.21 | 7.74 ± 0.58 | 7.46 ± 0.80 | 8.54 ± 0.19 | 7.09 ± 0.19 | 12.29 ± 1.02 |
Abbreviations: 5-ALA – 5-aminolevulinic acid. P < 0.05 denoted by asterisk. (*).