Table 1.

Fold change of messenger RNA (mRNA) as a result of intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of aqueous extract of Ruta chalepensis for 3 consecutive days (n = 25)^a.

Treatment	Times of change	95% CI	P
Saline solution (6.67mL/kg/day)	1.643 ± 1.034	0.358 ± 2.928
Dexamethasone (100 mg/kg/day)	9.949 ± 2.599	6.722 ± 13.18	0.008*
R. chalepensis (100 mg/Kg/day)	0.715 ± 0.843	-0.332 ± 1.763	0.310
R. chalepensis (30 mg/Kg/day)	3.702 ± 1.432	1.923 ± 5.480	0.032*
& Dexamethasone and R. chalepensis	7.486 ± 2.538	4.335 ± 10.64	0.008*

^aResults are expressed as mean ± Standard Deviation (SD).

^*Mann–Whitney U test (p <0.05), with respect to the saline solution.

^&R. chalepensis plus DEX, both at 100-mg/kg/day doses.