Figure 1. Huaier extract suppressed cell viability of HepG2 and HuH-6 cells. The effect of Huaier extract on cell viability was measured by the MTT assay. (A) HepG2 and (B) HuH-6 cells were treated with Huaier extract for 24, 48 and 72 h. Huaier extract significantly inhibited cell viability of both cell lines in a dose-dependent manner. The experiments were performed in triplicate and data is presented as the mean±SD of three separate experiments. (B) Phase-contrast images revealing the morphologies of HepG2 and HuH-6 cells prior and after treatment with 4 mg/ml Huaier for 48 h. Magnification 200×.
