Table 7

Apoptotic indices in HepG2 cells incubated with 10 mM Pb(NO3)2 or KNO3 after 24 hours incubation with BSO 1 mM.*

Hours
6
8
16
24
6
8
16
24

Treatments
Without BSO
With BSO

Control
ND
ND
ND
2
ND
ND
ND
5
Pb(NO3)2
0.8
2
1.5
2.4
1.8
3.2
7.5
6.8
KNO3
0.3
0.6
0.9
2.2
0.9
1.6
3.1
4.8

*Apoptotic indexes are given as percentage of apoptotic cells counted on slides of haematoxylin-eosin stained cells. At least 150 cells in at least 10 randomly selected fields were counted.

Pagliara et al. Comparative Hepatology 2003 2:8   doi:10.1186/1476-5926-2-8