Table 2.
Effect of saponin rich (SR) fraction of Achyranthes aspera on immune organs in arthritic rats.
| Treatment | Dose (mg/kg) | Thymus index | Spleen index |
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| Control | — | 0.44 ± 0.008 | 2.88 ± 0.046 |
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| FCA control | — | 0.62 ± 0.017# | 3.80 ± 0.055# |
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| Indomethacin | 1 | 0.48 ± 0.011∗∗∗ | 3.10 ± 0.089∗∗∗ |
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| SR fraction | 50 | 0.56 ± 0.014∗ | 3.30 ± 0.083∗∗∗ |
| 100 | 0.52 ± 0.009∗∗∗ | 3.14 ± 0.056∗∗∗ | |
Values are presented as mean ± SEM, n = 6.
∗ P < 0.05 and ∗∗∗ P < 0.001 compared with the FCA control group.
# P < 0.05 compared with vehicle control.