Research Article

Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis Induction via Modulation of Mitochondrial Integrity by Bcl-2 Family Members and Caspase Dependence in Dracaena cinnabari-Treated H400 Human Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 2

The yield (mg) obtained and cytotoxicity (IC50) for fractions of D. cinnabari and subfractions DCc and DCd.

Fractions/subfractionsYield (mg)IC50  ± SEM (μg/mL)

DCa3.429.0 ± 0.64
DCb3.0>30
DCc7.05.8 ± 0.37
DCd4.53.1 ± 0.13
DCe4.518.4 ± 0.76
DCf3.2>30
DCg3.9>30
DCc12.0>30
DCc21.025.4 ± 0.38
DCc31.05.1 ± 1.40
DCc41.613.1 ± 0.47
DCc51.725.3 ± 0.18
DCc61.4>30
DCc70.912.4 ± 0.26
DCc80.911.8 ± 0.23
DCc91.45.4 ± 0.16
DCc101.96.1 ± 0.09
DCc112.23.0 ± 0
DCc121.03.1 ± 0.04
DCc131.13.0 ± 0
DCc140.83.4 ± 0.07
DCc152.02.9 ± 0.07
DCc161.34.2 ± 0.16
DCd11.0>30
DCd20.727.9 ± 0.63
DCd31.820.7 ± 0.77
DCd41.512.8 ± 0.12
DCd50.822.3 ± 1.16
DCd61.227.6 ± 0.57
DCd71.323.8 ± 0.33
DCd81.617.8 ± 1.62
DCd92.85.6 ± 0.12
DCd101.03.9 ± 0.94
DCd112.03.1 ± 2.36
DCd122.03.2 ± 0.06
DCd131.54.0 ± 0.56
DCd141.75.0 ± 0.12
DCd152.43.3 ± 0.08
DCd162.02.9 ± 0.07
DCd172.03.9 ± 0.18
DCd182.013.2 ± 0.13

Data are presented as mean ± SEM in triplicate. Values in bold characters are considered cytotoxically active towards H400 cells (IC50 ≤ 10 μg/mL for fractions; IC50 value ≤ 4 μg/mL for subfractions).
DCa, DCb, DCg: fractions of D. cinnabari.
DCc1, DCc2, DCc16: subfractions isolated from fraction DCc.
DCd1, DCd2, DCd18: subfractions isolated from fraction DCd.