Table 2.

Effect of MPTA on paw edema in rats (n = 10).

Groups	Preinflammatory volume (mL)	0.5 h Post-inflammatory		1 h Post-inflammatory		2 h Post-inflammatory		4 h Post-inflammatory		6 h Post-inflammatory
		Edema degree (mL)	Inhibition rate (%)	Edema degree (mL)	Inhibition rate (%)	Edema degree (mL)	Inhibition rate (%)	Edema degree (mL)	Inhibition rate (%)	Edema degree (mL)	Inhibition rate (%)
Control	0.999 ± 0.109	0.281 ± 0.089	—	0.338 ± 0.126	—	0.369 ± 0.143	—	0.303 ± 0.101	—	0.269 ± 0.124	—
PA	0.992 ± 0.084	0.199 ± 0.085*	29.2	0.217 ± 0.107**	35.8	0.181 ± 0.085*	50.9	0.119 ± 0.057**	60.7	0.049 ± 0.044**	81.7
MPTA 5.08 mg/kg	0.975 ± 0.068	0.233 ± 0.093	17.1	0.268 ± 0.075	20.7	0.253 ± 0.061	31.4	0.184 ± 0.060	39.2	0.096 ± 0.050*	64.3
MPTA 2.54 mg/kg	0.967 ± 0.081	0.252 ± 0.060	10.3	0.298 ± 0.082	11.8	0.281 ± 0.115	23.8	0.195 ± 0.063	35.6	0.104 ± 0.082*	61.3
MPTA 1.27 mg/kg	0.988 ± 0.099	0.260 ± 0.089	7.8	0.306 ± 0.077	9.5	0.291 ± 0.155	21.1	0.223 ± 0.111	26.4	0.140 ± 0.089	50.0

Comparison with the control group ^*P <0.05, ^**P <0.01.