Research Article

Growth Inhibition by Caffeic Acid, One of the Phenolic Constituents of Honey, in HCT 15 Colon Cancer Cells

Table 1

Dose response of HCT 15 cells after caffeic acid treatment among various cell-cycle stages.

Dose (48 h) Sub G1* G0/G1 S G2/M

Control01.71 ± 3.1027.31 ± 4.5728.93 ± 1.7139.72 ± 2.15
500 μM11.61 ± 2.7819.81 ± 3.0629.88 ± 2.5837.66 ± 1.77
1000 μM26.27 ± 1.0815.89 ± 1.9820.45 ± 4.2135.76 ± 2.32
2000 μM33.10 ± 2.2314.27 ± 3.3719.34 ± 1.3030.70 ± 2.60

Data represents mean ± S.D; *means are significant at 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 .