The Antiinfective Effects of Velvet Antler of Formosan Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor swinhoei) on Staphylococcus aureus-Infected Mice

Table 1

Bacterial counts in organs and organ weights of S. aureus-infected mice administrated with the different VA samples.

	Bacterial count		Organ weight
	PLF* (log cfu mL^-1)	Kidney (log cfu g^-1)	Kidney (mg)	Spleen (mg)
Water (negative control)	0.0 ± 0.0^c	0.0 ± 0.0^c	245 ± 7^c	152 ± 23^b
Water (positive control)	4.7 ± 0.9^a	4.3 ± 0.1^a	343 ± 50^a	167 ± 34^a
VACWS extract	3.8 ± 0.2^b	4.1 ± 0.7^a	318 ± 44^ab	191 ± 32^a
VAWB extract	3.7 ± 0.5^b	3.8 ± 0.4^ab	299 ± 46^ab	192 ± 60^a
VA powder (500 mg kg^-1 mouse body weight)	3.8 ± 0.2^b	3.1 ± 1.0^b	272 ± 27^b	169 ± 20^a

Values are mean ± S.E.M.
Negative control means mice without i.p. S. aureus infection.
^a–cMeans within the same column and the same group without the same superscripts differ significantly (P <  .05, n = 5).
*PLF: peritoneal lavage fluid.