Research Article

Toxicity of Glycyl-l-Prolyl-l-Glutamate Pseudotripeptides: Cytotoxic, Oxidative, Genotoxic, and Embryotoxic Perspectives

Table 3

The embryotoxic action potentials by GPEs on cell viabilities in cultured human pluripotent embryonal carcinoma NT2 cells. symbol presents a statistical difference from the control (-) group at the level of .

GroupsConcentrationsCell viability (%, MTT)Cell viability (%, LDH release)

Untreated cells100100
CPA17.45 ± 3.2813.20 ± 2.85
GPE0.1 μM98.60 ± 5.5498.24 ± 7.12
1 μM97.40 ± 4.6698.45 ± 6.54
10 μM97.14 ± 6.9696.20 ± 5.87
25 μM98.10 ± 5.8097.12 ± 7.91
50 μM95.42 ± 6.6294.22 ± 6.97
100 μM93.78 ± 6.4492.95 ± 8.24

GPE10.1 μM97.48 ± 6.2298.33 ± 4.33
1 μM98.11 ± 6.8797.14 ± 5.18
10 μM94.35 ± 8.1296.44 ± 5.23
25 μM92.46 ± 7.3395.10 ± 5.88
50 μM90.81 ± 5.1995.35 ± 6.13
100 μM89.50 ± 8.7791.75 ± 6.34

GPE20.1 μM99.30 ± 5.3397.75 ± 7.42
1 μM98.25 ± 5.9798.06 ± 6.90
10 μM97.65 ± 7.6697.22 ± 8.12
25 μM97.21 ± 6.8296.19 ± 7.41
50 μM94.22 ± 7.1694.50 ± 7.79
100 μM91.56 ± 7.5492.80 ± 7.72

GPE30.1 μM98.44 ± 7.1099.11 ± 7.89
1 μM99.26 ± 7.6198.46 ± 8.41
10 μM97.43 ± 6.9098.72 ± 8.33
25 μM94.82 ± 6.7596.80 ± 7.15
50 μM92.75 ± 7.3295.52 ± 6.02
100 μM93.35 ± 6.8092.68 ± 5.90