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Table 1 In vitro assessment of Brazilian red propolis cytotoxicity

From: Brazilian red propolis: phytochemical screening, antioxidant activity and effect against cancer cells

IC50 (μg/mL)

 

Cells

  
 

HCT-116

SF-295

OVCAR-8

EEP

~25.26

34.27 (24.28 – 48. 37)

28.76 (24.42 – 33.87)

Doxorubicin

0.12 (0.09 – 0.17)

0.24 (0.2 – 0.27)

0.26 (0.17 – 0.30)

  1. Assessment of both Brazilian red propolis extract (EEP) and Doxorubicin cytotoxicity (MTT assay) 72 h after incubation with three tumour cell lines. IC50 and 95 % confidence interval - CI (μg/mL) calculated based on the mean and corresponding standard deviation of the mean and determined through non-linear regression