Table 2.
Effect of the studied plant extracts and Ketosteril (Ks) on the viability of the untreated Vero cells and their effective doses (ED100) that produced 100% therapeutic response from the carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced nephrotoxicity
| Ammi visnaga extract (AVE) | Petroselinum crispum extract (PCE) | Hordeum vulgare extract (HVE) | Cymbopogon schoenanthus extract (CSE) | Ks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC100 (μg/ml) | 999.48 ± 49.05 d | 2209.87 ± 23.96 b | 2709.07 ± 18.20 a | 1371.75 ± 7.65 c | 450.74 ± 1.31 e |
| IC50 (μg/ml) | 6334.53 ± 86.20 a | 9023.38 ± 46.36 b | 9024.16 ± 611.32 b | 11,725.59 ± 13.40 c | 12,785.56 ± 1.24 d |
| ED100 (μg/ml) | 83.64 ± 3.06 a | 140.71 ± 1.78 b | 174.77 ± 2.06 cd | 148.10 ± 14.42 bc | 189.05 ± 5.74 d |
Results are presented as Mean ± SE (n = 3). Different letters in the same row are significantly different at p < 0.05. EC100, safe concentrations of the studied extracts that caused 100% viability for Vero cells; IC50, concentration of the studied extracts that caused 50% viability for Vero cells