Phytochemical Analysis of Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Mahonia aquifolium Flower and Fruit Extracts

Table 3

In vivo anti-inflammatory effects of M. aquifolium flower, green fruit, and ripe fruit extracts.

	NOx	(μmol/L)	TNF	(pg/mL)
CONTROL	48,489 ± 12,975		116,634 ± 0.678
INFLAM	75,234 ± 12,136		140,594 ± 15,960
DICLO	52,318 ± 5389		127,228 ± 10,332
MGF100%	72,406 ± 9292		143,564 ± 16,419
MGF50%	57,473 ± 9110		118,317 ± 13,854^∗
MGF25%	62,686 ± 10,155		133,168 ± 15,522
MRF100%	46,898 ± 6766		130,941 ± 17,836
MRF50%	53,172 ± 3981		146,287 ± 15,092
MRF25%	53,526 ± 7582		121,782 ± 15,522
MF100%	59,623 ± 10,224		132,178 ± 21,138
MF50%	69,638 ± 7507		129,951 ± 16,419
MF25%	62,421 ± 7539		115,842 ± 10,632^∗

3NT—3-nitrithyrosine; M. aquifolium: MGF—green fruits, MRF—ripe fruits, and MF—flowers; , , and .