Table 1

Effect of vitamin C on growth and proliferation of gastric AGS and MKN45 cells

AGSMKN45
Ascorbic acid (μM)ProteinProliferationProteinProliferation
Results are presented as percentage of untreated controls and each value (mean (SD)) represents an average of nine samples.
*p<0.05.
10113 (9)104 (3)102 (5)101 (4)
50 95 (10) 89 (5)* 97 (8) 90 (2)
100 59 (8)* 47 (5)* 78 (3)* 83 (2)*
200 0* 0* 38 (1)* 16 (3)*
400 0* 0* 4 (3)* 0*