Effect of BJe on THP-1 cell viability in presence or absence of LPS.

<p>Different concentrations of BJe (0.01, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.5 mg/ml) were added to the culture medium 30 min before LPS treatment (500 ng/ml for 3 hs) and then cell viability was assessed by the MTT test. Results are expressed as percentages of untreated cultures. Data are means ± SEM from three independent experiments performed in eightplicate.