Inhibitory Effect of the Hexane Fraction of the Ethanolic Extract of the Fruits of Pterodon pubescens Benth in Acute and Chronic Inflammation

Table 1

FHPp effect on carrageenan-induced pleurisy.

Group	Exudate volume (mL)	% Edema inhibition	Leukocyte count (cells/mm^3)
Control	0.80 ± 0.02	—	63400 ± 3323
FHPp 125 mg/kg	0.72 ± 0.04	10.0	59277 ± 3068
FHPp 250 mg/kg	0.57 ± 0.03^c	28.7	51444 ± 3749
FHPp 500 mg/kg	0.59 ± 0.03^b	26.3	48316 ± 2224^a
Dexamethasone 0.5 mg/kg	0.20 ± 0.02^c	75.0	17640 ± 1065^c

Values expressed in mean ± S.E.M. (𝑛=5). ^a𝑃<0.05; ^b𝑃<0.01; ^c𝑃<0.001 compared to the control group. One-way ANOVA post hoc Tukey test.