Table 2.
Hematological findings of control and treated groups after 15 and 30 days. Mean values ± SEM
| Groups | Group 1 (control) | Group 2 (0.25 mg/kg b.w.) | Group 3 (0.5 mg/kg b.w.) | Group 4 (1.0 mg/kg b.w.) | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After15 days | After30 days | After15 days | After 30 days | After 15 days | After 30 days | After 15 days | After 30 days | ||
| RBCs (106/μl) | 7.36 ± 0.43 a | 7.82 ± 0.95 a | 6.65 ± 0.44 b | 6.68 ± 0.26 b | 6.30 ± 0.25 b | 6.49 ± 0.53 b | 4.45 ± 2.54 c | 4.70 ± 2.70 c | 0.01 |
| Hb (gm/dl) | 13.38 ± 0.43 a | 14.16 ± 0.93 a | 12.14 ± 1.03 b | 12.52 ± 0.58 b | 11.94 ± 0.38 b | 12.98 ± 1.59 b | 8.34 ± 4.75 c | 8.36 ± 4.88 c | 0.01 |
| HCT (%) | 42.42 ± 0.95 a | 44.7 ± 3.43 a | 39.1 ± 2.81 b | 40.26 ± 1.19 b | 38.22 ± 1.20 b | 40.32 ± 3.22 b | 26.66 ± 15.18 c | 27.74 ± 16.14 c | 0.01 |
| MCV (fl) | 58 ± 3.22 a | 57.42 ± 2.62 a | 58.78 ± 1.96 a | 60.34 ± 0.76 a | 60.62 ± 1.74 a | 62.3 ± 5.43 a | 47.88 ± 26.77 b | 47.16 ± 26.53 b | 0.05 |
| MCH (pg) | 18.28 ± 1.19 a | 18.18 ± 0.98 a | 18.28 ± 0.87 a | 18.86 ± 0.50 a | 18.96 ± 0.65 a | 20.1 ± 2.73 a | 14.96 ± 8.36 c | 14.22 ± 8.04 c | 0.04 |
| MCHC (%) | 31.58 ± 0.55 a | 31.66 ± 0.36 a | 31.08 ± 0.62 a | 31.08 ± 0.56 a | 31.32 ± 0.22 a | 32.18 ± 2.58 a | 24.98 ± 13.97 b | 24.08 ± 13.48 b | 0.01 |
| PLTs (103/μl) | 772.6 ± 51.56 b | 857.8 ± 99.41 b | 982.2 ± 225.22 a | 905.2 ± 143.08 a | 822.2 ± 83.55 a | 1007.4 ± 242.84 a | 779.8 ± 460.38 b | 799.4 ± 486.61 b | 0.01 |
| WBCs (103/μl) | 14.43 ± 2.16 b | 14.63 ± 3.98 b | 14.38 ± 5.08 b | 14.52 ± 5.64b | 10.35 ± 3.89 c | 18.12 ± 5.50 a | 11.32 ± 6.70 c | 17.44 ± 11.27 a | 0.001 |
| Neutrophils (103/μl) | 2.00 ± 0.13 c | 1.73 ± 0.09 d | 3.53 ± 15.49 b | 4.00 ± 0.02b | 2.9 ± 0.57 c | 4.59 ± 0.78 b | 5. 0 ± 0.77 a | 9.55 ± 0.90 a | 0.02 |
| Lymphocytes (103/μl) | 10.63± 0.54 b | 12.23± 0.32 a | 9.97 ± 0.44 b | 10.18 ± 0.91b | 6..86 ± 0.74c | 12.78 ± 1.62 a | 4.86 ± 0.36 d | 4.44 ± 0.77 d | 0.001 |
| Monocytes (103/μl) | 0.76 ± 0.05 b | 0.41 ± 0.08 b | 0.28 ± 0.04 c | 0.17 ± 0.01 d | 0.308 ± 0.07 c | 0.36 ± 0.03 c | 1.29 ± 0.09 a | 3.13 ± 0.27 a | 0.001 |
| Eosinophils (103/μl) | 0.43 ± 0.03 a | 0.26 ± 0.01 b | 0.23 ± 0.03 b | 0.05 ± 0.09 d | 0.145 ± 0.09 c | 0.05 ± 0.08 b | 0.07 ± 0.01 d | 0.069 ± 0.08 d | 0.01 |
| Basophiles (103/μl) | 0.61 ± 0.03 a | 0.016 ± 0.01 d | 0.38 ± 0.09 b | 0.10 ± 0.06 c | 0.135 ± 1.24 c | 0.34 ± 0.07 b | 0.144 ± 0.02 c | 0.25 ± 0.02 b | 0.01 |
Mean values ± SD having different lowercase letters within the same row are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05