Fig. 5From: Combination of shikonin with paclitaxel overcomes multidrug resistance in human ovarian carcinoma cells in a P-gp-independent manner through enhanced ROS generationScavenging intracellular ROS by pretreating NAC (5 mM) did not attenuate SKN/PTX-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis in A2780 cells after 24 h of treatment. a A2780 cells were seeded at 5000/well in 96-well plates and treated with SKN (1 μM), PTX (1 μM) or the combination for 24 h. Cell viability was detected using SRB assay. b A2780 cells were seeded at 2 × 105/well in 6-well plates and treated with SKN (1 μM), PTX (1 μM) or the combination for 24 h. Apoptosis was analyzed using Annexin V-FITC/PI co-staining and flow cytometry analysis. c Apoptosis rate was further calculated as early and late apoptotic cell populationBack to article page