Selective mediation of ovarian cancer SKOV3 cells death by pristine carbon quantum dots/Cu2O composite through targeting matrix metalloproteinases, angiogenic cytokines and cytoskeleton

Table 2 Comparison of the IC₅₀ (μg mL⁻¹) of CQDs/Cu₂O, OXA and ART in different cell lines

Cells	IC50 (CQDs/Cu₂O)			IC50 (OXA)			IC50 (ART)
Cells	24 h	48 h	72 h	24 h	48 h	72 h	24 h	48 h	72 h
HeLa	10.6	9.5	4.9	84.8 [21]	28.5 [21]	20.0 [21]	126.5 [21]	62.7 [21]	43.6 [21]
A549	15.8	12.3	10.5	219.8 [21]	128.3 [21]	27.0 [21]	160.7 [21]	66.0 [21]	31.1 [21]
HT-29	7.1	4.0	2.5	47.81	32.65	26.82	63.41	50.24	43.60
SKOV3	1.5	0.9	0.85	241.5 [21]	120.8 [21]	64.6 [21]	280.8 [21]	121.1 [21]	96.9 [21]
HCT116	9.4	6.9	5.8	62.9	41.2	28.6	40.3	22.6	21.4
BABL-3T3	18.9	17.8	16.9	77.8 [21]	34.2 [21]	13.8 [21]	118.2 [21]	52.4 [21]	36.6 [21]

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