*2.7. Statistical Analysis*

The cell viability assay was tested in three independent experiments with five biological replicates; the cell apoptosis analysis was tested in three independent experiments; the transcriptome analysis was tested in three independent experiments with three biological replicates. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD of three independent experiments. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 18.0 software (IBM). The values were compared with a one-way ANOVA followed by Duncan's test. *p* < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
