Table 1.

Effect of meloxicam (Melo), aminoguanidine (AG) and etanercept (ETA) on delivery time and pups status

		Preterm delivery (%)					Term delivery (%)
Treatment	*n	gd 16–17	gd 18	gd 19	gd 20	gd 21	gd 22	gd 23	Live/dead pups (%)
Control	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	100/0
Stx2	8	100	0	0	0	0	0	0a	0/100
†Melo control	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	100/0
†Melo + Stx2	8	100	0	0	0	0	0	0b	0/100
#AG control	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	100/0
#AG + Stx2	6	100	0	0	0	0	0	0c	0/100
#AG+ †Melo control	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	100/0
#AG+ †Melo + Stx2	6	0	0	50	17	33	0	0d	0/100
¥ETA control	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	100/0
¥ETA + Stx2	10	30	30	0	0	10	0	30	30/70
#AG + ¥ETA control	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	100/0
#AG + ¥ETA + Stx2	10	0	0	0	0	30	0	70e	70/30

^†Meloxicam: 2 μg g⁻¹; ^#aminoguanidine 100 μg g⁻¹; ^¥etanercept 100 μg g⁻¹. ^*n = number of rats.

^aP < 0.005 versus control. ^bP < 0.005 versus meloxicam control. ^cP < 0.005 versus aminoguanidine control. ^dP < 0.005 versus aminoguanidine + meloxicam control. ^eP < 0.005 versus Stx2. ^a,b,c,d,eCalculated by Fisher exact test.