Table 2.

THMGT induced the apoptosis of MCF-7 cells.

	Proportion of cell population (%) determined at different time points
	3 h		6 h		9 h
	Nontreated	THMGT	Nontreated	THMGT	Nontreated	THMGT
Survive	84.1 ± 4.7	80.5 ± 10.7	82.5 ± 3.4	60.3 ± 7.9∗	90.0 ± 5.3	44.1 ± 2.8∗∗
E-apo	6.9 ± 3.8	8.0 ± 9.5	5.4 ± 4.1	8.0 ± 4.8	4.3 ± 4.8	15.6 ± 13.3
L-apo	7.1 ± 2.1	9.1 ± 3.2	8.8 ± 1.5	26.3 ± 10.4∗	4.3 ± 1.5	33.9 ± 7.8∗∗
Necrosis	1.9 ± 2.6	2.4 ± 2.9	3.3 ± 2.6	5.4 ± 2.7	1.4 ± 0.6	6.4 ± 4.1

E, early; L, late; statistical analyses were performed using a two-tailed Student's t-test. ^∗∗p < 0.01; ^∗p < 0.05. Data are shown as mean ± SD of three independent experiments.