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Table 1 Change of sensitivity of the HCT-8 cells to chemotherapeutic drugs after the treatment of 3 μM ivermectin

From: Ivermectin reverses the drug resistance in cancer cells through EGFR/ERK/Akt/NF-κB pathway

Test drugs

IC50 (μM)

Sensitivity ratios

S

R

[IC50 (- IVM)/IC50 (+ IVM)]

- IVM

+ IVM

- IVM

+ IVM

S

R

Vincristine

0.081 ± 0.001

0.027 ± 0.001

1.015 ± 0.003

0.032 ± 0.001

2.96

31.15

Mitomycin C

2.71 ± 0.32

1.34 ± 0.22

26.62 ± 0.51

4.81 ± 0.32

2.02

5.53

Adriamycin

5.42 ± 0.34

0.42 ± 0.12

36.34 ± 0.93

0.74 ± 0.14

12.90

49.11

  1. Abbreviations: S, vincristine-sensitive HCT-8 cells; R, vincristine-resistant HCT-8 cells; IVM, ivermectin