Table 1

Proliferation of tumour cell lines treated with PSK


Cell No. (× 104)
% inhibition



Tumour cell line
Initial
Control
PSK1*
PSK2*
PSK1
PSK2

B16
25
220 ± 5
100 ± 2
92 ± 2
62
65
AGS
14
40 ± 1
18 ± 1
21 ± 1
84
71
Hela
25
180 ± 5
108 ± 4
91 ± 4
46
57
A549
25
260 ± 5
72 ± 2
104 ± 3
80
56
Jurkat
80
325 ± 5
224 ± 3
208 ± 3
41
47
B9
20
90 ± 4
75 ± 3
72 ± 3
22
26
Ando-2
15
30 ± 1
20 ± 1
22 ± 1
67
54

*PSK1: 100 μg/ml; PSK2: 50 μg/ml. P < 0.001 versus control

Jiménez-Medina et al. BMC Cancer 2008 8:78   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-8-78