Research Article

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

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Anti-inflammatory effect of extra virgin olive oil. (a) Time course of the carrageenan-induced rat hind paw edema volume after intraplantar injection of acetylsalicylic acid (200 mg/kg), dexamethasone (2 mg/kg) and extra virgin olive oil (resp. 0.125, 0.25, and 0.5 mL/kg). Dexamethasone and acetylsalicylic acid were used as reference agents while saline was used as control. (b) Percentage of carrageenan-induced edema inhibition by extra virgin olive oil and reference agents as compared to saline-treated rats. Results are reported as means ± SD. , , and (two-tailed Student’s -test), as compared to saline-treated rats.
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