Table 4.
Effects of H. sabdariffa calyxes extract on relative organs weight after 21 week post-DMBA exposition.
| Organs | NOR | DMBA | TAMOX + DMBA | H. sabdariffa + DMBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 250 | 500 | ||||
| Uterine | 2517.0 ± 312.06 | 1867.47 ± 131.61 | 1032.97 ± 199.50## | 1811.10 ± 197.86 | 2204.23 ± 386.86 | 1691.15 ± 141.83 |
| Liver | 29697.76 ± 1569.34 | 42407.24 ± 4253.22## | 33985.34 ± 2625.25 | 29806.26 ± 1225.70 | 31352.18 ± 1537.51 | 36822.72 ± 3116.72 |
| Lungs | 7887.11 ± 344.40 | 8149.09 ± 1116.20 | 8611.82 ± 657.17 | 7671.48 ± 282.42∗ | 7129.66 ± 387.71 | 7903.38 ± 532.89 |
| Spleen | 4414.18 ± 447.39 | 7697.48 ± 1567.35# | 4024.03 ± 439.86 | 4329.94 ± 481.87 | 4773.63 ± 841.83 | 4777.12 ± 470.16 |
| Adrenals | 270.08 ± 31.58 | 283.03 ± 54.30 | 345.58 ± 33.04 | 266.61 ± 19.90 | 338.28 ± 63.88 | 340.04 ± 43.08 |
| Kidneys | 5273.57 ± 390.12 | 7332.25 ± 494.29# | 6376.41 ± 695.44 | 5897.14 ± 273.38 | 5393.40 ± 219.80 | 6052.97 ± 697.75 |
| Femur | 2586.22 ± 159.75 | 3572.48 ± 246.80# | 3743.98 ± 354.19## | 2475.88 ± 104.93 | 2213.30 ± 147.42 | 2984.02 ± 170.64 |
| Brain | 7925.13 ± 533.72 | 10437.82 ± 785.13# | 10563.13 ± 994.40# | 8883.24 ± 360.96 | 8178.20 ± 380.03 | 9120.69 ± 512.67 |
| Ovaries | 560.04 ± 92.23 | 528.24 ± 33.72 | 474.80 ± 71.28 | 656.40 ± 80.77 | 548.23 ± 92.59 | 505.45 ± 146.32 |