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Table 3 Effects of EEP in MCF-7 cells proliferation assay

From: Ethanol-extracted Cameroonian propolis exerts estrogenic effects and alleviates hot flushes in ovariectomized Wistar rats

Group

Concentration (μg/mL)

PE

RPE (%)

DMSO

-

1 ± 0.03

47.17

E2B (10−8 M)

10−8

2.12 ± 0.13

100

Propolis

10−8

1.21 ± 0.15

57.07

10−7

1.32 ± 0.18

62.26

10−6

0.72 ± 0.08

33.96

10−5

0.48 ± 0.16

22.64

Propolis

+

E2B (10−8 M)

10−8

1.95 ± 0.03

91.98

10−7

1.72 ± 0.19

81.13

10−6

1.31 ± 0.06

61.79

10−5

1.21 ± 0.15

57.07

  1. DMSO negative control, E2B Estradiol benzoate, served as positive control, PE Proliferative effect calculated as the effect on solvent control, RPE Relative proliferative effect, compares the maximum proliferation induced by a sample with that induced by 17β-estradiol