Research Article
Evaluation of Antioxidant, Immunomodulatory Activities, and Safety of Ethanol Extract and Fractions of Gongronema latifolium Fruit
Table 3
Effect of the extract and fractions on carbon clearance and delayed type hypersensitivity reaction (DTHR).
| Treatment | Dose (mg/kg) | Phagocytic index | DTHR response |
| Ethanol extract | 200 | 0.012 ± 0.003 | *0.10 ± 0.008 | 400 | *0.020 ± 0.002 | *0.11 ± 0.005 | Ethyl acetate fraction | 200 | *0.021 ± 0.001 | *0.10 ± 0.006 | 400 | *0.043 ± 0.004 | *0.11 ± 0.004 | Methanol fraction | 200 | *0.025 ± 0.003 | *0.11 ± 0.004 | 400 | *0.052 ± 0.003 | *0.13 ± 0.006 | Noni capsule | 50 | *0.061 ± 0.005 | *0.17 ± 0.008 | Normal saline | 10 mL/kg | 0.010 ± 0.002 | 0.05 ± 0.001 |
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