The Anticandidal and Toxicity Properties of Lampranthus francisci

Figure 9

Effects of fresh and dry L. francisci hydroethanolic extracts on the 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 significantly increased the metabolic activity of the mouse peritoneal cavity cells. The dry extract only increased the metabolic activity at 0.5 mg/mL and 1 mg/mL. The percentage increase in the metabolic activity of the cells at 1 mg/mL of the extracts is shown on the graph. In (b), the effects of the fresh and dry L. francisci hydroethanolic extracts on the growth of the mouse peritoneal cavity cells as determined using the trypan blue exclusion assay are shown. The fresh extract promoted the growth of the cells while the dry extract had no growth stimulatory effect. ; ; .

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