Table 4.

Effects of aqueous extract of Artemisia dracunculus on peritoneal macrophages activity

	Nitric oxide 1	Phagocytosis 2	NBT assay 2
Control	66.1±5.4	1.12±0.11	1.33±0.07
Treatment	37.0±3.5	2.09±0.07	0.61±0.47
P value	< 0.001	< 0.01	< 0.01

Peritoneal macrophages isolated and nitric oxide production was determined using the Griess method, phagocytosis was assumed by natural red-stained zymosan and finally intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was measured by NBT reduction assy. 1 µM/ml, 2 Optical density