Table 1 . Effects of ML extract on alkaline phosphatase activity in the serum of cotton pellet-induced granuloma in rats .
| Group |
Dose
(mg/kg) |
Alkaline phosphatase
(units/l) |
Total protein
(g/dl) |
Serum alkaline phosphatase activity (U of enz/mg of serum protein x10 -4 ) |
| Normal | - | 123.87 + 6.63 | 5.67 + 0.29 | 21.94 + 0.96 |
| Control | - | 140.90 + 1.54 | 5.60 + 0.18 | 25.27 + 0.74a |
| Indomethacin | 5 | 112.68 + 3.85 | 5.45 + 0.12 | 20.66 + 0.41b |
| Prednisolone | 5 | 122.70 + 4.74 | 5.88 + 0.14 | 20.92 + 0.97 b |
| ML extract | 400 | 126.18 + 5.54 | 6.00 + 0.23 | 21.05 + 0.53 b |
Values are expressed as mean + SEM (n = 6). asignificant from normal: p< 0.01, b significant from control: p< 0.001
Normal = non-implanted group; Control = implanted group, received 5% Tween 80 only.