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Table 3 Percentage of tocotrienols-treated A549 and U87MG cells categorized at different stages of apoptosis

From: Cytotoxicity and apoptotic activities of alpha-, gamma- and delta-tocotrienol isomers on human cancer cells

Treatment at IC50

Cells categorized at different phases of apoptosis (%)

 

A549

U87MG

 

Early

Mid

Late

Early

Mid

Late

Alpha-tocotrienol

57.6

28.5

15.1

22.3

70.7

8.8

Gamma-tocotrienol

11.4

63.1

26.3

35.4

48.2

17.1

Delta-tocotrienol

6.0

36.4

58.9

4.3

23.8

73.1

  1. Values are calculated based on 200 cells.