Research Article
Neutralizing Effects of Mimosa tenuiflora Extracts against Inflammation Caused by Tityus serrulatus Scorpion Venom
Table 1
Anti-inflammatory activity of Mimosa tenuiflora against T. serrulatus venom-induced envenomation.
| Groups | Dose (mg/kg) | Cell migration | Inhibition (%) |
| Saline | — | 21.17 ± 0.8292 | | Aqueous extract | 20 | 6.167 ± 1.600 | 71*** | Aqueous extract | 30 | 5.000 ± 1.366 | 76*** | Aqueous extract | 40 | 7.200 ± 2.498 | 66*** | CH2Cl2 fraction | 40 | 5.750 ± 0.5204 | 73*** | n-BuOH fraction | 40 | 4.000 ± 0.2887 | 81*** | EtOAc fraction | 20 | 3.500 ± 0.5774 | 83*** | EtOAc fraction | 30 | 6.900 ± 0.8124 | 67*** | EtOAc fraction | 40 | 3.000 ± 0.2887 | 86*** |
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Values are mean ± standard deviation (S.D.), n = 6, , compared to saline group.
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