Cytotoxic Effect on Human Myeloma Cells and Leukemic Cells by the Agaricus blazei Murill Based Mushroom Extract, Andosan™

Table 2

Cytotoxic effect of Andosan on myeloma cell lines. The effects are measured as levels of DNA synthesis and converted to per cent of controls (100%). Mean: mean of duplicate experiments. Comparison of the means of controls compared to means of cell lines cultured with Andosan showed a statistically significant difference (.02). SE: standard error.

Cell type	Control	Andosan 0.5%	Andosan 1%	Andosan 2%	Andosan 4%
INA-6
Mean	100	93.9	71.67	66.06	49.46
SE	0.24	1.89	2.15	1.27	1.31
RPMI-8221
Mean	100	94.88	88.53	77.21	66.12
SE	1.92	1.95	1.07	2.07	2.22
U226
Mean	100	96.92	87.13	79.7	69.27
SE	0.93	1.24	1.95	2.07	2.22