Example 5
Cytotoxicity of the Lithospermi Radix extract in human foreskin fibroblast cells was determined to see whether it is toxic to normal cells.
Specifically, human foreskin fibroblast cells were cultured according to [Materials and Methods 3-2]. The cells were plated in a 96-well culture dish at 2,000 cells per well. After 24 hours, the cells were treated with serially diluted Lithospermi Radix extract prepared according to [Materials and Methods 1] at final concentrations of 0 to 1000 μg/ml. After 48 hours, cell viability (%) was measured using Ez-Cytox assay kit (Daeillab Service Co., Ltd.). The relative cell viability (%) was calculated compared with the control group which was not treated with a Lithospermi Radix extract.
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