Research Article

Synergistic Apoptosis-Inducing Antileukemic Effects of Arsenic Trioxide and Mucuna macrocarpa Stem Extract in Human Leukemic Cells via a Reactive Oxygen Species-Dependent Mechanism

Table 1

CI values for the combination of ATO and CMEMM in leukemia cell lines after 24 h of treatment.

Drug combinationCell line
ATOCMEMMHL-60JurkatMolt-3
(μM)(μg/mL)CIDescriptionCIDescriptionCIDescription

2.5250.644Synergism1.043Nearly additive0.772Moderate synergism
2.5500.683Synergism0.802Moderate synergism0.935Nearly additive
2.5750.888Slight synergism0.820Moderate synergism1.155Slight antagonism
5250.887Slight synergism1.446Moderate antagonism0.852Slight synergism
5500.610Synergism0.868Slight synergism0.850Moderate synergism
5750.843Moderate synergism0.899Slight synergism1.021Nearly additive

CI: combination index; ATO: arsenic trioxide; CMEMM: crude methanolic extract of Mucuna macrocarpa.