Research Article

Immunomodulatory Activity of Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae) Leaf Diethyl Ether and Methanol Extracts on Salmonella typhi-Infected Mice and LPS-Induced Phagocytic Activities of Macrophages and Neutrophils

Table 2

Effect of M. charantia leaf methanol extract on total and differential leucocytes mobilization (cells/ml) in mice.

ExtractLevamisoleControl
250 mg/kg500 mg/kg1000 mg/kg7.5 mg/kg

TLC1416.6 ± 166.55a1675.6 ± 144.601981 ± 461.181184.4 ± 149.24962.28 ± 144.41
NEUT318.35 ± 147.30391.04 ± 167.52462.40 ± 132.83283,69 ± 75.77445.53 ± 197.16
(22.09)(22.95)(23.44)(23.82)(45.68)
LYMPH1069.60 ± 146.381266.06 ± 111.731467.92 ± 364.80892.12 ± 108.61477.33 ± 153.21
(75.88)(75.97)(73.85)(75.47)(50.186)
BASO4.38 ± 4.510.03 ± 0.070.00 ± 0.000.46 ± 0.6010.11 ± 6.24
(0.29)(0.00)(0.00)(0.04)(1.07)
MONO15.10 ± 5.12a1.22 ± 1.1430.95 ± 7.591.64 ± 0.9414.06 ± 7.90
(1.07)(0.07)(1.61)(0.13)(1.50)
EOSIN0.03 ± 0.064.92 ± 2.443.93 ± 2.345.38 ± 7.099.27 ± 6.00
(0.03)(0.29)(0.21)(0.42)(0.93)

Mean ± SD with different superscript letters is significantly different ().