Research Article

Spica Prunellae Extract Enhances Fluorouracil Sensitivity of 5-Fluorouracil-Resistant Human Colon Carcinoma HCT-8/5-FU Cells via TOP2α and miR-494

Table 2

Potency of EESP in enhancing cytotoxicity of 5-FU in HCT-8/5-FU cells (n = 3).

Anticancer drugsIC50RFaRRR%b

0.25 mg/mL EESP + 5-FU49.46 ± 2.143.8874.56
0.50 mg/mL EESP + 5-FU7.47 ± 1.9120.6895.53

aRF and bRRR% represent reversal effect of modulators. The greater the RF magnitude, the more significant the effect. When RRR% ≥100%, the modulator totally reversed the effect of 5-FU; when RRR% <100%, the modulator only partially reversed the effect of 5-FU.