Research Article
Protective Effects of Aqueous Extract of Solanum nigrum Linn. Leaves in Rat Models of Oral Mucositis
Table 4
Change in hematological parameter on 7th day of study period in methotrexate induced oral mucositis.
| Groups | WBC (×103 cells/mm3) | RBC (×106 cells/mm3) | PLT (×103 cells/mm3) |
| Normal control | 15.02 ± 1.48 | 7.96 ± 0.16 | 583.2 ± 16.43 | Mucositis control | 3.0 ± 1.20a | 7.86 ± 0.19 | 169.33 ± 30.02a | L-Glutamine | 8.51 ± 0.79 | 6.86 ± 0.26 | 259.66 ± 17.79a,b | AESN (100 mg/kg) | 8.95 ± 2.55 | 6.36 ± 0.61 | 179.66 ± 16.83a | AESN (200 mg/kg) | 9.31 ± 1.0 | 6.94 ± 0.36 | 233.33 ± 6.65a |
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All values are expressed as mean ± SEM of 6 samples. a < 0.05 versus normal control, b < 0.05 versus mucositis control.
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