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. 2020 Sep 29;11:558894. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.558894

Table 3.

Membrane integrity of normal keratinocyte HaCat and melanoma A375 cells after exposure to artemisinin derivatives.a

Compounds and Combinationsb HaCat(% LDH release) A375 (% LDH release) Fold increase in LDH release
Artemisinin 2 18 ± 0.84 24 ± 0.96 1.3
Artemisone 4 19 ± 0.79 27 ± 0.81 1.4
Elesclomol-Cu(II) 1-Cu 16 ± 0.79 21 ± 0.94 1.3
Sulfasalazine 8 35 ± 1.02 21 ± 0.96 0.6
Etoposide 9 7 ± 0.31 11 ± 0.56 1.5
Artemisone 4 + Elesclomol 1-Cu 20 ± 0.87 28 ± 0.87 1.4
Geranylpiperazine-DHA 6 17 ± 0.95 68 ± 0.91 4.0
6 +Elesclomol 1-Cu 24 ± 0.67 61 ± 1.12 2.5
6 +Sulfasalazine 8 59 ± 1.03 55 ± 1.03 0.9
6 + Etoposide 9 26 ± 0.56 64 ± 1.12 2.4
Farnesylpiperazine-DHA 7 18 ± 0.67 57 ± 1.21 3.1
7 +Elesclomol 1-Cu 31 ± 0.37 83 ± 1.24 2.6
7 +Sulfasalazine 8 48 ± 0.50 49 ± 0.64 1.0
7 + Etoposide 9 31 ± 0.65 26 ± 0.61 0.8
a

Results are reported as %LDH release from three independent biological replicates, each performed as technical replicates ± standard deviation (SD).

b

Compounds were administered at their IC50 concentrations. All combinations were administered in a 1:1 ratio.