Research Article

Evaluation of Immunomodulatory and Antiarthritic Potential of Trigonella gharuensis Extracts

Table 4

T. gharuensis attenuated histopathological parameters.

ParametersVehicle controlArthritic controlPiroxicamEETGNHTG

Infiltration of inflammatory cells0.000 ± 0.0002.573 ± 0.0731.566 ± 0.0731.917 ± 0.1542.083 ± 0.083
Pannus formation0.000 ± 0.0003.405 ± 0.0732.522 ± 0.1032.583 ± 0.0832.583 ± 0.083
Bone erosion0.000 ± 0.0002.543 ± 0.0732.073 ± 0.0732.083 ± 0.0832.167 ± 0.105

Value of normal paw is considered as zero. EETG, ethanolic extract of T. gharuensis (400 mg/kg); NHTG, n-hexane extract of T. gharuensis (400 mg/kg); piroxicam (10 mg/kg). Values were denoted as mean ± SEM. and when compared with the arthritic control group.