Research Article

Antitumor and Immunopotentiating Activity of Polysaccharide PST001 Isolated from the Seed Kernel of Tamarindus indica: An In Vivo Study in Mice

Table 8

Effect of PST001 on bone marrow cellularity.

Concentration of PST001 in mg/kgNumber of live cells/femur in 1 mL × (106)

Control 1 2 ± 0 . 5 6
100 mg/kg 1 2 . 4 ± 0 . 4 2 ns
200 mg/kg 1 4 . 4 ± 0 . 4 9 ***
400 mg/kg 1 2 . 8 ± 0 . 3 9 *

Data were expressed as mean ± SD ( 𝑛 = 6 ) on day 15 of the experiment. Statistically significant differences are at * 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 , ** 𝑃 < 0 . 0 1 , *** 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1 ; ns is the non-significant, as compared with control group.