Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62663-y, published online 06 April 2020
The original version of this Article contained an error in Figure 5B, where, during figure assembly the untreated-control panels for the MCF-7 and HepG2 cell lines and the 5-FU-treated panel for MCF-7 were inadvertently duplicated. The original Figure 5 and accompanying legend appear below.
Apoptotic effect of the extracted pigments on human cancer cells. (A) The apoptosis percentages in pigment- and 5-FU-treated cancer cells after staining with annexin and propidium iodide relative to the percentages in untreated cancer cells with (B) Dot plot flow charts of the untreated and treated cancer cells. (C) Fluorescence images of pigment-treated cancer cells compared with those of 5-FU-treated cancer cells and untreated cancer cells after staining with acridine orange and ethidium bromide and investigation using fluorescence microscopy (green, yellowish-orange, and red fluorescence indicates viable, early apoptotic and late apoptotic cells, respectively) (magnification ×200). (D) The superior potency of pigments relative to 5-FU as caspase 3/7 activators in the treated Caco-2 cells. (E) IC50 values reflecting the inhibitory effect of pigments and 5-FU on matrix metalloprotease (MMP) 9. All data are expressed as the mean ± SE with significance (unpaired t-test analysis) at p-value < 0.05*, <0.005**, <0.0005***.
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Hegazy, G.E., Abu-Serie, M.M., Abo-Elela, G.M. et al. Correction: In vitro dual (anticancer and antiviral) activity of the carotenoids produced by haloalkaliphilic archaeon Natrialba sp. M6. Sci Rep 15, 36291 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-23863-6
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