Fig. 8: Comparison of BCar with clinical anti-mitotic drugs docetaxel (DOC) and vincristine (VIN) for the effect on the viability of human normal mammary epithelial cells and breast cancer cells.

Cells were incubated with 0.5 µM BCar, DOC, or VIN for 24 h, exposed to 5 Gy radiation, and incubated for an additional 24 h. Cells were then washed and incubated for additional 7–14 days and analyzed for viability. A Representative samples from the cell viability assay. B Samples were quantified for cell survival using the ImageJ software. Results are expressed as mean ± s.d. of two sets of experiments in duplicate samples. C The EC50 of BCar among the breast normal and malignant cell lines were compared using an unpaired t-test. The P values showing significance (<0.05) from the comparisons are bolded.