In Vitro TNF- Inhibitory Activity of Brazilian Plants and Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Stryphnodendron adstringens in an Acute Arthritis Model

Figure 1

Inhibition of TNF-α release by LPS-stimulated THP-1 cells elicited by plant extracts, assayed at 62.5, 125, and 250 µg/mL: (a) Campomanesia lineatifolia (leaves), (b) Stryphnodendron adstringens, (c) Stryphnodendron obovatum, and (d) Terminalia glabrescens (leaves). Data represent the mean inhibition (%) ± standard deviation (SD) from three separate experiments. Means were analyzed by one-way ANOVA, following multiple comparison by Newman-Keuls test (), compared with control (cells + LPS). indicates significant inhibition of TNF-α release in comparison to LPS-stimulated cells; .

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