The Immune Effects of an African Traditional Energy Tonic in In Vitro and In Vivo Models

Figure 7

Concentration of circulating sIL-2Rα in preinfected and postinfected rat models treated with doses of the traditional energy tonic. Rat models pretreated with 100 mg/mL/kg of the energy tonic had increased levels () of sIL-2Rα when compared to the lower dose and also those of 5% Enrofloxacin. The low dose (20 mg/mL/kg) significantly decreased () the concentration of sIL-2Rα when compared to bacteria infected only rats. In posttreated rats, treatment with the higher dose of the energy tonic (100 mg/mL/kg) did not change levels of sIL-2Rα when compared to infected only rats, while the lower dose (20 mg/mL/kg) decreased sIL-2Rα levels significantly. The broad spectrum antibiotic did not change levels of sIL-2Rα in posttreated rats when compared to bacteria infected only rat models. ⋆ indicates significant difference.