Research Article

Influence of the Alcohol Present in a Phytotherapic Tincture on Male Rat Lipid Profiles and Renal Function

Table 3

Effect of the indicated treatments on hematological parameters in male rats.

ParameterControlEPAlcohol

10-day treatment
Hemoglobin (g/dL)14.7 ± 0.7015.4 ± 1.2016.1 ± 0.21
Total red blood cells (106/μL)8.2 ± 0.419.4 ± 0.809.1 ± 0.34
Total white blood cells (103/μL)5.2 ± 0.365.4 ± 0.885.1 ± 0.70
Neutrophils (%)25.6 ± 1.6525.2 ± 2.1825.3 ± 1.21
Lymphocytes (%)71.0 ± 1.1370.2 ± 2.3472.0 ± 1.78
Eosinophils (%)0.40 ± 0.280.60 ± 0.900.40 ± 0.88
Monocytes (%)3.0 ± 0.433.8 ± 1.122.30 ± 0.31
Basophils (%)0.0 ± 0.00.20 ± 0.200.0 ± 0.0
Packed cell volume (%)47.2 ± 0.4749.6 ± 2.1048.6 ± 0.54
Mean corpuscular volume (fL)58.0 ± 3.6354.1 ± 4.9053.9 ± 1.91
Mean corpuscular Hb (pg)18.1 ± 1.4917.0 ± 2.2018.0 ± 0.57
Mean corpuscular Hb (%)31.1 ± 1.5231.4 ± 2.8033.4 ± 0.12

15-day treatment
Hemoglobin (g/dL)16.1 ± 0.2316.0 ± 0.2016.5 ± 0.13
Total red blood cells (106/μL)8.9 ± 0.047.6 ± 0.248.1 ± 0.98
Total white blood cells (103/μL)4.8 ± 0.034.2 ± 0.415.5 ± 1.09
Neutrophils (%)22.5 ± 3.51 23.2 ± 2.53 16.4 ± 6.48
Lymphocytes (%)74.5 ± 3.5172.8 ± 6.5278.3 ± 2.31
Eosinophils (%)0.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.0
Monocytes (%)3.0 ± 1.004.0 ± 0.725.30 ± 2.41
Basophils (%)0.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.0
Packed cell volume (%)47.2 ± 0.6246.4 ± 0.2147.2 ± 1.00
Mean corpuscular volume (fL)54.2 ± 0.0459.9 ± 5.4063.0 ± 1.31
Mean corpuscular Hb (pg)18.6 ± 0.3320.7 ± 1.8721.6 ± 0.62
Mean corpuscular Hb (%)34.3 ± 0.5034.6 ± 0.2334.3 ± 0.40

30-day treatment
Hemoglobin (g/dL)15.8 ± 0.1116.1 ± 0.3216.4 ± 0.09
Total red blood cells (106/μL)7.4 ± 0.587.4 ± 0.317.5 ± 1.34
Total white blood cells (103/μL)6.8 ± 0.385.7 ± 0.597.0 ± 0.71
Neutrophils (%)33.2 ± 4.9127.6 ± 3.5222.6 ± 2.55
Lymphocytes (%)64.0 ± 4.5369.2 ± 4.5675.8 ± 2.70
Eosinophils (%)0.60 ± 0.600.20 ± 0.200.0 ± 0.0
Monocytes (%)1.8 ± 1.032.8 ± 1.211.6 ± 0.48
Basophils (%)0.4 ± 0.200.20 ± 0.200.0 ± 0.0
Packed cell volume (%)45.4 ± 0.1746.6 ± 0.6848.0 ± 1.03
Mean corpuscular volume (fL)64.0 ± 6.6363.5 ± 2.4563.8 ± 1.71
Mean corpuscular Hb (pg)22.3 ± 2.3421.9 ± 0.9021.9 ± 0.27
Mean corpuscular Hb (%)34.8 ± 0.3234.5 ± 0.2134.4 ± 0.62

EP, Específico-Pessôa phytotherapic tincture; Hb, hemoglobin. Values represent the mean ± SEM of 5 animals.