The Anticandidal and Toxicity Properties of Lampranthus francisci

Figure 8

The effects of the fresh and dry aqueous L. francisci extracts on mouse peritoneal cavity cells. (a) and (b) show the effects of the extracts on the metabolic activity and the cell density, respectively, of the mouse peritoneal cavity cells. In (a), the fresh extract had no effect on the peritoneal cavity cells at low concentrations, while the dry extract decreased the metabolic activity of the peritoneal cavity cells at 0.5 mg/mL and 1 mg/mL. The percentage increase or decrease of the metabolic activity of mouse peritoneal cavity cells due to the effect of the fresh and dry extracts, respectively, at 1 mg/mL is shown. In (b), the effects of L. francisci fresh and dry aqueous extracts on the growth of mouse peritoneal cavity cells as determined using the trypan blue exclusion method. The extracts promoted the growth of the mouse peritoneal cavity cells. The percentage increases at the highest concentrations of each extract are shown on the graph. ; ; .

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