Inhibitory Effect of the Hexane Fraction of the Ethanolic Extract of the Fruits of Pterodon pubescens Benth in Acute and Chronic Inflammation
Table 5
Effect of FHPp on relative organ weights (g/100 g body weight) in AIA rats.
Organ
Group
AIA control
AIA + Tween
AIA + FHPp
Liver
4.331 ± 0.169
3.949 ± 0.125
3.921 ± 0.185
Kidneys
0.466 ± 0.024
0.422 ± 0.008
0.412 ± 0.008
Thymus
0.070 ± 0.003
0.095 ± 0.011
0.072 ± 0.005
Spleen
0.607 ± 0.068
0.560 ± 0.052
0.493 ± 0.044
Left adrenal
0.026 ± 0.003
0.021 ± 0.002
0.022 ± 0.001
Right adrenal
0.020 ± 0.001
0.019 ± 0.002
0.021 ± 0.001
L.I.L.
0.059 ± 0.012
0.047 ± 0.002
0.038 ± 0.004
R.I.L.
0.041 ± 0.001
0.025 ± 0.004
0.036 ± 0.004
L.P.L.
0.035 ± 0.007
0.050 ± 0.005
0.038 ± 0.004
R.P.L.
0.031 ± 0.003
0.050 ± 0.011
0.033 ± 0.004
The data are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. (). L.I.L.: left inguinal lymph node; R.I.L.: right inguinal lymph node; L.P.L.: left popliteal lymph node; R.P.L.: right popliteal lymph node. One-way ANOVA post hoc Tukey test.
