Table 2.
Effect of treatment with A. machrostachyum at two doses on cell cycle regulatory and apoptosis-related genes as assessed by qPCR
| Group | P53 | Bax | Caspase3 | Bcl2 | Cdc2 | Connexin26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative control | 1 c | 1 c | 1 c | 1 a | 1 b | 1 c |
| EST | 1.04 ± 0.10 c | 0.87 ± 0.11 c | 0.98 ± 0.08 c | 1.08 ± 0.09 a | 0.87 ± 0.06 b | 0.93 ± 0.07 c |
| A. machrostachyum (180 mg/ kg) | 3.21 ± 0.19 b | 2.43 ± 0.13 b | 1.92 ± 0.12 b | 0.26 ± 0.03 b | 1.83 ± 0.10 a | 1.94 ± 0.11 b |
| A. machrostachyum (360 mg/ kg) | 7.92 ± 0.35 a | 3.85 ± 0.15 a | 2.8 ± 0.15 a | 0.10 ± 0.01 c | 2.08 ± 0.09 a | 2.87 ± 0.14 a |
Data are expressed as fold change mean ± SEM (n = 7). Values with different superscript letters [a (the highest value) – c (the lowest value)] in the same column are significantly different at p < 0.05. All groups were compared to each other for each gene