Table 2. Hematological parameters of rats with arthritis induced by Freund’s Complete Adjuvant (FCA) on day 14 after the injection of FCA (before treatment) .
| Parameters | Groups, number of animals in group on day 14 | |||
| Control, n=15 | Adjuvant Arthritis, n=11 | Hemantane gel, n=8 | Diclofenac gel, n=10 | |
| Red blood cells, 1012/L | 7.95 (7.66; 8.66) | 8.67 (8.25; 9.10) | 8.27 (8.04; 8.65) | 8.17 (7.99; 8.72) |
| Hemoglobin, g/L | 134.0 (123.0; 140.1) | 137.5 (134.8; 139.8) | 138.0 (137.0; 146.50) | 141.0 (130.0; 146.0) |
| Hematocrit, % | 43.04 (41.70; 47.09) | 44.31 (43.88; 46.63) | 43.69 (42.85; 46.05) | 43.24 (41.99; 46.42) |
| Platelets, 109/L | 428.00 (389.50; 464.00) | 481.00 (457.80; 552.80)* | 548.50 (511.50; 587.00)* | 511.00 (440.80; 525.20)* |
| Plateletcrit, % | 0.22 (0.20; 0.25) | 0.24 (0.24; 0.28)* | 0.29 (0.26; 0.30)* | 0.26 (0.23; 0.29)# |
| White blood cells, 109/L | 12.32 (0.65; 16.41) | 19.52 (15.87; 21.37) * | 17.32 (14.62; 19.46) | 15.43 (14.45; 16.42) |
| Granulocytes, 109/L | 3.65 (3.22; 4.56) | 5.76 (5.06; 6.57)* | 8.60 (5.57; 9.93)* | 5.70 (4.73; 6.17) |
| Stab neutrophils (%) | 1.0 (0.5; 2.0) | 1.0 (0.0; 1.0) | 1.0 (1.0; 1.8) | 1.0 (0.5; 1.0) |
| Segmented neutrophils (%) | 24.0 (23.0; 29.0) | 28.5 (23.5; 32.8) | 44.0 (36.0; 49.0)* | 34.0 (30.0; 40.5)* |
| Eosinophils (%) | 1.0 (0.0; 1.0) | 0.5 (0.0; 2.0) | 0.0 (0.0; 1.5) | 1.0 (0.0; 1.5) |
| Basophils (%) | 0.0 (0.0; 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0; 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0; 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0; 0.0) |
| Monocytes (%) | 2.0 (2.0; 4.0) | 4.0 (3.0; 4.0) | 3.0 (3.0; 3.8) | 3.0 (2.5; 3.0) |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 72.0 (67.0; 72.5) | 65.5 (63.0; 72.5) | 50.5 (46.0; 58.0)* | 63.0 (56.5; 64.0)* |
* P < 0.05 vs. the control group, Mann–Whitney U test; data are expressed as median (Q1; Q3).