Table-2.

Macrophage profile from the intraperitoneal fluid of rats pre- and post-treated with areca nut extract and after 1-h post-challenge with Staphylococcus aureus (Mean±SE).

Parameter	Interval (Days)	Group (mg/kg BW)				Significance
		G1 (Control)	G2 (500)	G3 (1000)	G4 (1500)
Macrophage activity	14	43.86±7.06c	71.86±2.61b	77.14±5.34a,b	80.71±3.35a,b	*
Macrophage/100 cells	14	13.71±2.93b	16.14±4.41a,b	19.43±4.20a,b	20.57±4.50b	*

Means with different superscripts in the same rows are significantly different at p<0.05. NS=Non-significant.

^*p<0.05. SE=Standard error, BW=Biweekly