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Table 2 Plasma treatment induced apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells in vitro (propidium iodide cell cycle analyses)

From: Tissue Tolerable Plasma (TTP) induces apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells in vitro and in vivo

treatment

1h

24h

48h

72h

control

1,8% (+/−0.4%)

1,2% (+/−0.2%)

2,5% (+/−0.7%)

2,9% (+/−1.3%)

argon gas

0,7% (+/−0.3%)

2,1% (+/−0.5%)

6,9% (+/−1.9%)

7,9%* (+/−1.9%)

5s plasma

0,4% (+/−0.1%)

13,3%* (+/−6.2%)

31,1%* (+/−2.9%)

26,0%* (+/−6.0%)

10s plasma

1,8% (+/−3.0%)

17,9%* (+/−2.6%)

31,2%* (+/−9.7%)

34,8%* (+/−7.2%)

20s plasma

0,9% (+/−0.2%)

2,8% (+/−1.4%)

6,2% (+/−4.2%)

12,3%* (+/−6.6%)

  1. * Indicates significant difference compared to controls (P< 0.05).
  2. ** Indicates significant difference compared to controls (P< 0.01).