Table 3 The percentage of different cellular conditions in U87 cells treated with Na-doped ZnO NPs at 24 and 48 h, measured by apoptosis assay.

From: Zingerone based green synthesized sodium doped zinc oxide nanoparticles eliminate U87 glioblastoma cells by inducing apoptosis

 

Control (%)

24-h treatment

48-h treatment

Intact

86.6 ± 0.6

72.3 ± 2.08

48.17 ± 0.71

Necrosis

0.25 ± 0.14

0.5 ± 0.17

0.48 ± 0.03

Early apoptosis

13.3 ± 0.5

22.93 ± 1.93

43.6 ± 0.53

Late apoptosis

1.86 ± 0.21

4.35 ± 0.96

7.76 ± 0.23