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Table 4 Fold-change of proteins in forbesione- and/or doxorubicin-treated vs. DMSO-treated KKU-100 cells

From: Synergistic effects of isomorellin and forbesione with doxorubicin on apoptosis induction in human cholangiocarcinoma cell lines

  

KKU-100 cell

Proteins

Treatments

Fold-changes of proteins in treated vs. control cells

  

Concentration of forbesione or doxorubicin (μM)

 

Forbesione

0.25

0.50

1.00

Doxorubicin

0.006

0.012

0.025

Forb + Dox

C1

C2

C3

Bcl-2

Forbesione

0.63a

0.60a

0.27c

 

Doxorubicin

0.76

0.68b

0.25c

 

Forb + Dox

0.74a

0.65b,–,*

0.10c,*,*

Bax

Forbesione

1.56a

2.06b

2.06c

 

Doxorubicin

1.87a

2.07a

2.17a

 

Forb + Dox

2.35c

2.37c,*,*

3.24c,*,*

Bax/Bcl-2

Forbesione

0.53b

0.73a

1.63c

 

Doxorubicin

0.84a

1.03

2.87c

 

Forb + Dox

1.18

1.35a,*,–

12.00c,*,*

survivin

Forbesione

0.96

0.78a

0.35c

 

Doxorubicin

1.00

0.97

0.24c

 

Forb + Dox

0.97

0.41a,*,*

0.13c,*,*

Procaspase-9

Forbesione

0.92

0.79a

0.70a

 

Doxorubicin

0.90

0.71a

0.65a

 

Forb + Dox

0.69

0.68

0c,*,*

Activated

Forbesione

10.00c

39.00c

42.00c

caspase-9 

Doxorubicin

22.00c

48.00c

51.00c

 

Forb + Dox

50.00c

50.00c,*,–

64.00c,*,*

Procaspase-3

Forbesione

1.00

0.99

0.76a

 

Doxorubicin

0.98

0.76

0.69a

 

Forb + Dox

0.97

0.74a,*,–

0c,*,*

Activated

Forbesione

9.00c

9.00c

42.00c

caspase-3

Doxorubicin

20.00c

40.00c

50.00c

 

Forb + Dox

15.00c

47.00c,*,–

54.00c,*,*

IκB-α

Forbesione

1.05

1.07

1.15

 

Doxorubicin

1.03

1.06

1.12

 

Forb + Dox

1.16a

1.21b,–,*

1.21b,*,*

pIκB-α

Forbesione

0.97

0.97

0.14b

 

Doxorubicin

0.58a

0.58a

0.14b

 

Forb + Dox

0.25c

0.01c,*,*

0.01c,*,*

NF-κB/p65

Forbesione

1.00

0.78b

0.12b

 

Doxorubicin

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Forb + Dox

0.95

0.01c,*,*

0.01c,*,*

MRP1

Forbesione

0.89a

0.79a

0.71a

 

Doxorubicin

1.00

0.96

0.82a

 

Forb + Dox

0.75a

0.74b,–,*

0.34c,*,*

  1. Data = The mean ratio of the density readings of target proteins normalized to β-actin from the forbesione- and/or doxorubicin-treated to DMSO-treated cells (n = 3). aP < 0.05, bP < 0.01, cP < 0.001 vs. DMSO-treated cells. Comparison between forbesione or doxorubicin treatment alone and combined drug treatment indicated by *,*P < 0.05 respectively, not significant difference indicated by “”.