Antitumor effect and mechanism of Gecko on human esophageal carcinoma cell lines in vitro and xenografted sarcoma 180 in Kunming mice

Table 3 Inhibitory effects of Gecko on transplanted sarcoma 180 in mice (mean ± SD, n = 10)

Groups	Dose (g/kg)	Weight(g)		Tumor weight (g)	Inhibitory rate (%)
		Pre-treatment	Post-treatment
NS		26.1 ± 2.57	28.1 ± 2.64	2.167 ± 0.592
CTX	0.1	26.2 ± 2.13	24.3 ± 2.91a	0.548 ± 0.135b	74.6
Gecko 1	13.5	26.5 ± 2.44	28.8 ± 3.01	1.087 ± 0.249b	49.8
Gecko 2	9.0	26.1 ± 2.11	26.6 ± 2.18	1.021 ± 0.288b	52.8
Gecko 3	4.5	25.4 ± 1.90	27.8 ± 3.74	1.234 ± 0.331b	43.1

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs control.