Research Article

In Vitro Growth Inhibition, Caspase-Dependent Apoptosis, and S and G2/M Phase Arrest in Breast Cancer Cells Induced by Fluorine-Incorporated Gold I Compound, Ph3PAu[SC(OMe)=NC6H4F-3]

Table 3

Luna AO/PI cell viability assay.

ParticularsAO/PI cell viability
Control (48 h)Treated (48 h) (24 h each before and after treatment)

MDA-MB-231
Seeded cells
400,000 cells/mL × 4 mL (1.6 ×106 cells)
Live cells1.42 × 106 cells/mL × 5 mL
(7.10 × 106 cells)
4.16 × 105 cells/mL × 5 mL
(2.08 × 106 cells)
Viability % after treatment29.29%

MCF-7
Seeded cells
400,000 cells/mL × 4 mL = 1.6 × 106 cells
Live cells8.46 × 105 cells/mL × 5 mL
(4.23 × 106 cells)
5.45 × 105 cells/mL × 5 mL
(2.73 × 106 cells)
Viability % after treatment64.54%