Table 2.
Effect of low and high doses of metal nanocomposite on total leucocytic count (T.L.C) × 103/ul and differential leucocytic count (D.L.C): monocytes (M), lymphocytes (L), heterophils (H), eosinophils (E) and basophils (B) (% of T.L.C), phagocytic activity of macrophage expressed as nitric oxide (NO) level and prothrombin time (PT) (Mean ± SE) n = 5
| G | T.L.C × 103 /ul | M% | L% | H % | E% | B% | PhagocyticNO conc (μm) | PT (Second) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After treatment | 1 | 13.87 ± 0.08b | 4.00 ± 0.00b | 55.60 ± 0.67a | 35.40 ± 0.60a | 5.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 82.80 ± 2.60b | 11.33 ± 0.2ab |
| 2 | 12.67 ± 0.09a | 2.00 ± 0.00a | 54.40 ± 0.60a | 31.00 ± 0.80b | 9.60 ± 0.40b | 3.00 ± 0.00b | 65.20 ± 1.60a | 17.33 ± 0.40e | |
| 3 | 14.60 ± 0.06c | 5.80 ± 0.20bc | 54.60 ± 1.20a | 35.00 ± 1.40a | 4.00 ± 0.00a | 0.60 ± 0.00c | 89.20 ± 2.00bc | 11.00 ± 0.00a | |
| 4 | 15.73 ± 0.08 d | 6.60 ± 0.20c | 55.60 ± 1.20a | 36.00 ± 0.60a | 1.60 ± 0.00c | 0.20 ± 0.00a | 108.20 ± 3.80d | 12.33 ± 0.20b | |
| 5 | 15.70 ± 0.12d | 7.00 ± 0.40c | 54.40 ± 0.60a | 37.60 ± 0.80c | 1.00 ± 0.00c | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 98.40 ± 2.80cd | 15.67 ± 0.20d | |
| 6 | 15.97 ± 0.08d | 7.60 ± 0.40d | 54.40 ± 0.33a | 38.00 ± 0.60c | 0.00 ± 0.00d | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 102.20 ± 3.20d | 14.33c ± 0.40 | |
| At the end of the experiment | 1 | 14.30 ± 0.21c | 4.60 ± 0.00a | 56.40 ± 0.58a | 35.00 ± 1.20a | 4.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 157.40 ± 3.80d | 12.33 ± 0.40a |
| 2 | 11.07 ± 0.19a | 2.20 ± 0.00b | 54.60 ± 0.60a | 32.60 ± 0.80b | 8.60 ± 0.40b | 2.00 ± 0.00b | 96.40 ± 3.80a | 19.67 ± 0.40c | |
| 3 | 14.00 ± 0.15bc | 4.60 ± 0.20a | 56.00 ± 0.40a | 36.40 ± 0.40a | 2.00 ± 0.00c | 1.00 ± 0.00c | 123.60 ± 2.60b | 12.00 ± 0.00a | |
| 4 | 13.87 ± 0.18bc | 4.00 ± 0.00a | 55.60 ± 0.40a | 36.40 ± 0.60a | 4.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 129.80 ± 3.40b | 11.66 ± 0.40a | |
| 5 | 13.70 ± 0.12b | 3.40 ± 0.00b | 57.20 ± 0.60b | 35.40 ± 0.60a | 3.00 ± 0.00a | 1.00 ± 0.00c | 105.00 ± 2.80a | 15.33 ± 0.40b | |
| 6 | 14.03 ± 0.19bc | 4.00 ± 0.00a | 55.40 ± 0.60a | 36.00 ± 0.60a | 3.60 ± 0.00a | 1.00 ± 0.00c | 146.72 ± 1.80c | 14.00 ± 0.40b |
The various letters in the same column of the same period indicate statistically significant differences when (P < 0.05)
G1 = OTA free control, G2 = OTA fed positive control, G3 = OTA free (low dose), G4 = OTA free (high dose), G5 = OTA treated (low dose), G6 = OTA treated (high dose)