Research Article

In Vitro Morphological Assessment of Apoptosis Induced by Antiproliferative Constituents from the Rhizomes of Curcuma zedoaria

Table 4

Percentage of necrotic cells (%).

Cell linesCompounds12.5 μg/mL25 μg/mL40 μg/mL50 μg/mL

MCF-7Curzerenone2.00 ± 1.30a3.83 ± 0.60b5.50 ± 1.30c17.83 ± 2.60d
Alismol3.83 ± 0.30a5.17 ± 1.50b38.33 ± 1.30c58.97 ± 1.10d

Ca SkiCurzerenone3.50 ± 1.30a5.57 ± 1.10b11.83 ± 2.10c16.33 ± 1.0d
Alismol5.83 ± 1.50a14.00 ± 3.50b45.33 ± 0.60c60.33 ± 1.00d

HCT-116Curzerenone9.00 ± 1.50a15.33 ± 0.80b25.00 ± 0.50c28.00 ± 0.50d
Alismol19.50 ± 1.00a26.00 ± 1.30b67.67 ± 2.60c76.67 ± 0.80d

Values expressed are mean ± standard deviation (SD) of triplicate measurements. For the compounds with the different concentration, means in the same rows with different letters (a–d) were significantly different ( ).