Research Article

Iron (FeII) Chelation, Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power, and Immune Modulating Potential of Arisaema jacquemontii (Himalayan Cobra Lily)

Table 2

Effect of different concentrations of fractions of crude methanol extract of A. jacquemontii leaves on Con A and LPS induced murine lymphocyte proliferation.

Serial numberSamplesConc.
(M)
Con A mean ± S.E.Con A induced T-cell proliferation rate (%)LPS mean ± S.E. LPS induced B-cell proliferation rate (%)

(1)Control

(2)AJL1-H −54.66 −79.68
+1.33 −77.08
−22.66 −68.75

(3)AJL1-C10−4 −22.47 −16.32
10−5 −8.98 −13.26
10−6 −7.86 −15.30

(4)AJL1-E −20.00 −81.25
−28.00 −75.00
−5.33 −69.27

(5)AJL1-A10−4 −42.66 −72.21
10−5 −5.33 −67.75
10−6 −14.66 −68.12

(6)AJL1-M −33.70 −75.00
−21.34 −72.91
−33.70 −71.35

+ indicates immune stimulant agents, while − indicates immunosuppressive agents. Results are mean standard error (SE) of three separate experiments. The bold values are shown for those compounds which have proved to be active and those in normal font represent the least significant.