Inhibitory Effect of the Hexane Fraction of the Ethanolic Extract of the Fruits of Pterodon pubescens Benth in Acute and Chronic Inflammation
Table 4
Effect of FHPp (250 mg/kg) on biochemical measurements after 21 days of treatment.
Parameters
Groups
Normal
AIA control
AIA + Tween
AIA + FHPp
Glucose (mg/dL)
126.8 ± 3.5
124.7 ± 3.7
106.2 ± 5.8
101.8 ± 4.3a,d
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
112.3 ± 3.1
98.0 ± 5.1
88.3 ± 9.9
64.5 ± 3.2b,e
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
64.6 ± 5.8
73.5 ± 4.0
51.4 ± 7.2
42.9 ± 4.8b,c
Creatinine (mg/dL)
0.62 ± 0.0
0.62 ± 0.0
0.61 ± 0.0
0.63 ± 0.01
Urea (mg/dL)
32.2 ± 1.4
44.0 ± 2.2
43.4 ± 5.4
45.7 ± 3.8c
ALT (U/L)
79.4 ± 5.7
37.0 ± 2.7e
31.6 ± 0.9e
45.3 ± 3.31e
AST (U/L)
102.2 ± 2.5
98.1 ± 5.3
110.4 ± 12.2
107.0 ± 2.5
Values expressed in mean ± S.E.M. (). ; compared to the AIA control group by Tukey’s test; ; ; compared to the normal group. One-way ANOVA post hoc Tukey test.
