Research Article

Babassu (Attalea glassmanii Zona) Nut Oil Is More Effective than Olive Oil for Treating Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Table 2

Mean number of leaks in the experimental permeability/ischemia/reperfusion study without the use of histamine for the animal groups treated with mineral oil (NC), olive oil, and unrefined babassu oil using 0.02, 0.06, and 0.18 mL/dose twice a day.

Treatment (dose)Groups without the use of histamine
MO group (n = 6)OI group (n = 18)BO group (n = 18) value

0.02 mL/dose127.5 + 23.9117.3 + 3.20.5272
0.06 mL/dose0120.7 + 17.0a104.8 + 3.0a0.0137
0.18 mL/dose122.8 + 1.7a116.7 + 14.1a90.2 + 4.2a<0.0001
0.6159<0.0001

No animals were used for these doses. aStatistical difference between groups using the same dose (Tukey’s test). , , and .