Research Article

The Methanol Extract of Angelica sinensis Induces Cell Apoptosis and Suppresses Tumor Growth in Human Malignant Brain Tumors

Table 1

The IC50 of AS-M in brain tumors and normal cells.

Cell lineTumor typeIC50 of AS-M ( g/mL)

Brain tumors
 DBTRG-05MGHuman GBM cell25.5 ± 11.0*
 G5T/VGHHuman GBM cell21.1 ± 6.8*
 N18Mouse neuroblastoma40.3 ± 1.3*
Normal cells
 Balb/3T3Mouse fibroblast cell>400

Note: values are mean ± SD IC50 ( g/mL) after treatment for 48 h.
*Significant difference from the brain tumors versus normal cells of AS-M treatment ( ).