Table 4.
Antinociceptive activities of two sulfated polysaccharide from green seaweeds in Swiss mice.
| Rawmaterial of Green Seaweeds | Tested SPs | Time (Day) | Dosage (mg/kg/day) |
Analgesic Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inhibition in Acetic Acid-Induced Writhing Test (%) | Inhibition of Licking Times in Formalin Test (%) for the First Phase (Left Column) and Secondphase (Right Column) | Effectiveness in Hot-Plate Test | |||||
| Caulerpa curpressoides | Cc-SP2 | 14 | 3 | 57.0 | no | 68.95 | no |
| 9 | 89.9 | 42.47 | 82.34 | yes | |||
| 27 | 90.6 | 52.1 | 84.61 | no | |||
| Caulerpa cupressoides var. lycopodium | SP1 | 3 | 3 | 44.21 | no | 56.41 | no |
| 9 | 47.72 | no | 72.08 | no | |||
| 27 | 90.87 | 51.61 | 83.48 | no | |||
Both Cs-SP2 and SP1 were intravenously injected into Swiss mice in a prevented administration manner. The letter “no” means ineffectiveness while “yes” is effectiveness.