Research Article
Evaluation of Artemisia amygdalina D. for Anti-Inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Potential
Table 3
Effect of different extracts of
Artemisia amygdalina D. on delayed-type hypersensitivity response in mice (mean ± SE) (
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| DTH assay |
| Groups | Dose (mg/kg) | 24 hr paw thickness (mm) | 48 hr paw thickness (mm) |
| Control | SRBC | 0.6825 ± 0.04a | 0.335 ± 0.021a | Methanolic fraction | 100 | 0.2575 ± 0.02c | 0.105 ± 0.012d | Ethyl acetate fraction | 100 | 0.386 ± 0.04bc | 0.21 ± 0.023c | Petroleum ether fraction | 100 | 0.52 ± 0.04b | 0.306 ± 0.021b | Aqueous fraction | 100 | 0.368 ± 0.032c | 0.222 ± 0.027c | Cyclophosphamide | 50 | 0.292 ± 0.032c | 0.078 ± 0.006d |
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Values along the same column with different superscripts are statistically significant to each other using Tukey’s HSD test ().
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