Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant Properties of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) Varieties Cultivated in Sri Lanka

Table 4

Arachidonate-5-lipoxygenase (A5-LOX) and xanthine oxidase enzyme inhibitory activities and oxidative burst inhibitory activities of ethanolic and methanolic extracts of Sri Lankan finger millet varieties.

Extract/standard	A5-LOX inhibitory activity	Xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity	Oxidative burst inhibitory activity
			Whole human blood	Isolated polymorphonuclear neutrophils
Ravi E	^b	^a	^b	^b
Rawana E	^a	^a	^a	^b
Oshadha E	^b	^b	^a	^b
Ravi M	^c	^cd	^c	^c
Rawana M	^c	^c	^c	^c
Oshadha M	^d	^d	^c	^c
Baicalein	^e	NA	NA	NA
Allopurinol	NA	^e	NA	NA
Ibuprofen	NA	NA	^d	^a

Results are presented as (). All inhibitory activities are given as IC₅₀ values (μg/ml). Within a column, mean values superscripted with different letters are significantly different at while mean values superscripted with the same letter are not significantly different at . NA: not applicable; E: ethanolic extract; M: methanolic extract.