Fig. 5.

Effects of triamterene (at 5 and 10 µg/mL) on the internalization of CdTe QDs (0.1, 1, 10, and 50 µM) into (A) SKOV3 and (B) OVCAR3 cells were assessed by MTT assay. Cell viability was calculated as a percentage of untreated cells (control). Data are expressed as mean ± SD, each point represents three independent experiments performed in triplicate. *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 indicate significant differences between the cells pretreated with triamterene + CdTe QDs with the cells pretreated with CdTe QDs alone (at the same concentration). CdTe, Cadmium telluride; QD; quantum dot; T, triamterene.