Guizhi Fuling Wan, a Traditional Chinese Herbal Formula, Sensitizes Cisplatin-Resistant Human Ovarian Cancer Cells through Inactivation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway
Table 1
Cytotoxicity of the LD sera or VER in combination with cisplatin or paclitaxel in SKOV3 and SKOV3/DDP cells in vitro.
Drug and concentration
IC50 (mg·L−1)
Resistance fold
Reversal fold
SKOV3
SKOV3/DDP
Cisplatin
3.58 ± 0.12
14.79 ± 0.41
4.13
Paclitaxel
1.78 ± 0.31
6.86 ± 0.22
3.85
LD sera + cisplatin
3.22 ± 0.08
4.39 ± 0.17
1.36
3.04
LD sera + paclitaxel
1.59 ± 0.27
2.33 ± 0.42
1.47
2.62
VER + cisplatin
3.34 ± 0.13
4.09 ± 0.29#
1.22
3.39
VER + paclitaxel
1.69 ± 0.24
1.95 ± 0.30#
1.18
3.26
LD, low-dose. VER, verapamil. P < 0.01 compared with each other, #P < 0.01 compared with each other.