Table 3.
Effects of Methanol extract of Pomegranate peel on TNF- α Expression
| Sample Name | Geometric mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of PE TNFα (FL1-A parameter) |
% of Cells TNFα Low |
% of Cells TNFα High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untreated | 2064±29.91 | 88.8±10.92 | 11.2±1.76 |
| LPS induced - 2 µg/ml | 3129±18.74 | 64.1±5.81 | 35.9±7.61 |
| Quercetin - 12.5 µg/ml | 2724±17.93 | 74.4±9.27 | 25.6±6.10 |
| PPM - 25 µg/ml | 1597±10.64 | 90.0±8.91* | 10.0±2.98* |
indicated the significance level at p<0.5 as compared with LPS induced cells