Oral Administration of Escin Inhibits Acute Inflammation and Reduces Intestinal Mucosal Injury in Animal Models

Figure 4

Effects of escin after oral administration on PGE2 and COX-2 level in the edema paws. Rats were assigned to four groups: vehicle group, Dex group, escin for injection group (i.v., 1.8 mg/kg), and escin for oral administration group (p.o., 10 mg/kg). . The significant difference was assessed using the Bonferroni post hoc test. A value of was accepted as indicating a statistically significant difference among groups.

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