Table 6.

Anti-inflammatory activity of drugs by carrageenan-induced paw edoema method in albino rats.

		Before Carrageenan	Increase paw volume after 3 h			Increase paw volume after 5 h
Group (n = 6)	Dose (mg/kg)	Mean ± SE	Mean ± SE	Net	% Inhibition	Mean ± SE	Net	% Inhibition
Only carrageenan		1.04 ± 0.02	1.68 ± 0.01***	0.63 ± 0.01		1.65 ± 0.01***	0.61 ± 0.02	Compound 3
Compound 3	150	1.02 ± 0.02	1.34 ± 0.02***	0.31 ± 0.03***	50.52	1.33 ± 0.01***	0.30 ± 0.02***	50.54
Sulindac	100	1.03 ± 0.03	1.26 ± 0.03**	0.22 ± 0.01***	65.18	1.25 ± 0.03***	1.25 ± 0.03***	65.02

All values represent mean ± SEM. ANOVA, followed by Dunnett’s multiple comparison test.

**p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.