Research Article

Effect of Chemotherapeutics and Tocopherols on MCF-7 Breast Adenocarcinoma and KGN Ovarian Carcinoma Cell Lines In Vitro

Table 1

Concentrations of chemotherapeutics and tocopherols. Dox: doxorubicin, 4-Cyc: 4-hydroperoxycyclophosphamide, αToc: α-tocopherol, γToc: γ-tocopherol.
(a)

Single agentsConcentrations (μM)

Dox0.5, 10, 25
4-Cyc0, 0.5, 1, 2.5
αToc0, 50, 75, 100
γToc0, 50, 75, 100

(b)

Combined agentsConcentrations (μM)

Dox + 4-CycLow10 (Dox) + 1 (4-Cyc)
Dox + 4-CycHigh25 (Dox) + 2.5 (4-Cyc)

Dox + 4-Cyc + αTocLow10 (Dox) + 1 (4-Cyc) + 75 (αToc)
Dox + 4-Cyc + αTocHigh25 (Dox) + 2.5 (4-Cyc) 75 (αToc)

Dox + 4-Cyc + γTocLow10 (Dox) + 1 (4-Cyc) + 75 (γToc)
Dox + 4-Cyc + γTocHigh25 (Dox) + 2.5 (4-Cyc)+ 75 (γToc)