Table 3.
Average grading of cells with necrotic changes in myocardial tissues.
| Group I (Normal control) |
Group II (Plant control) |
Group III (Dox Control) |
Group IV (ABEC + Dox) |
Group V (Positive control) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-endocardial region of heart tissues (score out of 4) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| Peripheral region of heart tissues (score out of 4) | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Total score (out of 8) | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
ABEC; Aqueous bark extract of Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Dox; Doxorubicin. Grading scale; no cells with necrotic changes: 0; up to 10 cells with necrotic changes: 1; 10–50 cells with necrotic changes: 2; 50–100 cells with necrotic changes: 3; >100 cells with necrotic changes: 4.