Research Article
Evaluation of Antioxidant, Immunomodulatory Activities, and Safety of Ethanol Extract and Fractions of Gongronema latifolium Fruit
Table 5
Haemagglutination antibody titer: primary antibody response.
| Treatment | Dose (mg/kg) | Ovalbumin antigen | Tetanus toxoid antigen | | | | |
| Ethanol extract | 200 | *0.33 ± 0.006 | *0.13 ± 0.004 | *0.14 ± 0.006 | *0.08 ± 0.003 | 400 | *0.30 ± 0.004 | *0.18 ± 0.010 | *0.15 ± 0.008 | *0.14 ± 0.006 | Ethyl acetate fraction | 200 | *0.17 ± 0.003 | *0.10 ± 0.002 | *0.12 ± 0.005 | *0.10 ± 0.003 | 400 | *0.19 ± 0.006 | *0.12 ± 0.004 | *0.15 ± 0.007 | *0.11 ± 0.005 | Methanol fraction | 200 | *0.19 ± 0.011 | *0.10 ± 0.003 | *0.14 ± 0.005 | *0.12 ± 0.004 | 400 | *0.21 ± 0.020 | *0.14 ± 0.015 | *0.17 ± 0.009 | *0.16 ± 0.007 | Noni capsule | 50 | *0.62 ± 0.026 | *0.52 ± 0.039 | *0.56 ± 0.021 | *0.43 ± 0.026 | Normal saline | 10 mL/kg | 0.05 ± 0.002 | 0.04 ± 0.007 | 0.04 ± 0.002 | 0.03 ± 0.002 |
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