Free Radical Scavenging Capacities and Alleviating Actions of Polysaccharides Extract of Termitomyces le-testui on Methylprednisolone-Induced Immunodepression in Rats

Table 2

Effect of T. le-testui crude polysaccharides on phagocytosis and energy metabolism in methylprednisolone-treated rats.

Treatments	Dosage	Phagocytic index	Energy metabolism
Nor. control	—	12.56 ± 0.64	0.11 ± 0.028
Neg. control	1 ml	5.31 ± 0.49	0.07 ± 0.007
BCG (2.10^3 CFU/mL)	200 µl	10.11 ± 1.81	0.11 ± 0.014
Extract (mg/kg)	25	13.84 ± 5.82	0.09 ± 0.082
	50	13.99 ± 4.14	0.21 ± 0.071
	100	18.73 ± 4.73	0.15 ± 0.079

Neg. control: prednisolone-treated animal and receiving the vehicle (saline solution) and Nor. control: normal control. Asterisks (, , and ) indicate the significant difference as compared to negative control.