Capsaicin-induced cell death in a human gastric adenocarcinoma cell line

Figure 1 A: Effect of capsaicin on cell survival in the cultured gastric cancer cell line, AGS. Survival was analyzed by a cell proliferation ELISA kit from Boehringer Mannheim. The results are the mean±SE of three experiments. ^aP<0.05 vs solvent control; B: Effect of capsaicin on the amount of DNA fragmentation in the cultured gastric cancer cell line, AGS. The amount of fragmented DNA produced was determined with an ELISA kit from Boehringer Mannheim. The results are the mean±SEM of three experiments. ^aP<0.05 vs solvent control.

Figure 2 Flow cytometry analysis for capsaicin-induced apoptosis in AGS gastric carcinoma cells (A,B).

Figure 3 Effect of capsaicin (CAP) on the expression of Bcl-2 in AGS cells. Each bar represents means±SE of three experiments(A,B). ^aP<0.05, ^bP<0.01 vs solvent control (CTL).