Table 2 Effect of S. crispus extract on weights of the body, liver, colon, spleen and kidney in AOM induced ACF in rats.

From: Chemopreventive effects of Strobilanthes crispus leaf extract on azoxymethane-induced aberrant crypt foci in rat colon

Group

Body

Colon

Liver

Spleen

Kidney

Normal

307.33 ± 12.65

2.62 ± 0.05

8.16 ± 0.23

0.88 ± 0.05

2.51 ± 0.15

AOM (15 mk/kg)

314.50 ± 19.56

3.14 ± 0.24

9.87 ± 0.67

0.86 ± 0.05

2.82 ± 0.36

AOM + 5-FU (35 mg/kg)

383.50 ± 17.38

2.18 ± 0.16

10.09 ± 0.05

0.66 ± 0.03

2.93 ± 0.07

AOM + S. crispus (250 mg/kg)

413.33 ± 23.05*

4.62 ± 0.52*

10.77 ± 0.75

0.98 ± 0.06*

2.48 ± 0.32

AOM + S. crispus (500 mg/kg)

397.50 ± 31.83

3.95 ± 0.44*

11.17 ± 0.52

1.03 ± 0.12*

2.49 ± 0.30

  1. Values expressed as mean ± S.E.M. *Significant difference at a level of p < 0.05. 5-FU: 5-Fluorouracil; AOM: azoxymethane.
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