Table 1

The cytotoxicity of various treatments

Medium
TNF (ng/ml)
LDH Released (%)


Mean
SD

HG2
0
1.12
0.68
HG2
20
1.64
1.06
HG2
100
1.58
0.69
BSA
0
1.52
0.85
BSA
20
2.23
1.42
BSA
100
1.95
0.92
Palm
0
4.67 *
1.22
Palm
20
8.87 * #
2.3
Palm
100
9.82 * #
2.13
Oleate
0
1.34
0.8
Oleate
20
1.35
0.48
Oleate
100
1.43
0.35
Linoleate
0
1.23
0.46
Linoleate
20
1.82
0.39
Linoleate
100
1.25
0.1

*, significantly different than the control (HG2 – HepG2 cells exposed to culture medium, p < 0.01). #, significantly different than the Palmitate condition with no TNF-α (p < 0.05).

Srivastava et al. BMC Genomics 2007 8:364   doi:10.1186/1471-2164-8-364