Research Article

Analgesic, Anti-Inflammatory and Anticancer Activities of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Antinociceptive effect of extra virgin olive oil. (a) Effect of intraperitoneal administration of acetylsalicylic acid (3.2 g/kg) and extra virgin olive oil (8 mL/kg) on acetic acid-induced Writhing. (b) Effect of intraplantar injection of morphine (10 mg/kg) and extra virgin olive oil (resp. 0.33, 0.66, 1, and 1.33 mL/kg) on formalin-Induced nociceptive behavior in mice at early and late phase. acetylsalicylic acid and morphine used as reference agents. (c) Percentage of formalin-induced nociceptive inhibition by extra virgin olive oil and reference agents as compared to saline-treated mice. Results are reported as means ± SD. and (two-tailed Student’s -test), as compared to saline-treated mice.
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