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

Table 4

Effect of the crude polysaccharide of T. le-testui on serum level of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species production in methylprednisolone-treated rats.

Treatment		NO	ROS
Nor. control	—	1.340 ± 0.0028	297.40 ± 1.31
Neg. control	1 ml H2O	0.3151 ± 0.062	60.77 ± 10.46
BCG (2.10^3 CFU/ml)	200 µl	0.5557 ± 0.0070	125.7 ± 18.88
Extract (mg/kg)	25	0.7508 ± 0.376	235.2 ± 41.19
	50	1.016 ± 0.524	238.9 ± 103.39
	100	1.045 ± 0.343	218.7 ± 69.20

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.