Brazilian Propolis: A Natural Product That Improved the Fungicidal Activity by Blood Phagocytes

Table 3

Superoxide anion release of phagocytes in the presence or absence of Candida albicans, stimulated by propolis and its fractions, alone or adsorbed to PEG. (*𝑃<0.05).

MN phagocytes	Candida albicans	Superoxide anion release (nmol)
Control	Absence	3,67 ± 0,89
	Presence	4,16 ± 2,71
Propolis	Absence	4,12 ± 1,05
	Presence	4,72 ± 2,30
Hexane	Absence	4,21 ± 1,38
	Presence	5,00 ± 2,04
Ethyl acetate	Absence	4,31 ± 0,94
	Presence	4,00 ± 1,46
Methanol	Absence	4,30 ± 0,86
	Presence	3,62 ± 1,58
PEG	Absence	3,30 ± 0,83
	Presence	3,03 ± 0,49
Propolis + PEG	Absence	19,41 ± 0,50*
	Presence	17,44 ± 1,13*
Hexane + PEG	Absence	4,63 ± 1,42
	Presence	4,85 ± 1,63
Ethyl acetate + PEG	Absence	15,77 ± 0,57*
	Presence	15,48 ± 0,60*
Methanol + PEG	Absence	4,51 ± 1,00
	Presence	4,59 ± 1,62