Table 4 Comparison of the effects of different concentrations of HC, NHC, and MA alone, with and without light (HC + L and NHC + L), and FN with light (FN + L), on the average number of intra-macrophage amastigotes compared to the UC group.
Concentration (µg/mL) | MA | HC | NHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | P value | Mean ± SD | P value | Mean ± SD | P value | |
0.0 (UC)a | 73.8 ± 6.7 | NR | 73.8 ± 6.7 | NR | 73.8 ± 6.7 | NR |
12.5 | 65.3 ± 5.1 | * | 68.6 ± 4.6 | *,# | 65.1 ± 3.7 | *,#,@ |
25 | 53.2 ± 73 | * | 60.3 ± 2.9 | *,# | 52.1 ± 4.5 | *,#,@ |
50 | 48.9 ± 5.2 | * | 51.6 ± 4.4 | *,# | 45.6 ± 7.1 | *,#,@ |
100 | 41.3 ± 4.2 | * | 44.8 ± 3.0 | *,# | 39.1 ± 2.6 | *,#,@ |
200 | 18.1 ± 3.1 | * | 31.1 ± 2.1 | *,# | 15.4 ± 1.5 | *,#,@ |
400 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | * | 8.1 ± 0.6 | *,# | 0.0 ± 0.0 | *,@ |
Concentration (µg/mL) | FN + L | HC + L | NHC + L | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | P value | Mean ± SD | P value | Mean ± SD | P value | |
0.0 (UC)a | 73.8 ± 6.7 | NR | 73.8 ± 6.7 | NR | 73.8 ± 6.7 | NR |
12.5 | 66.2 ± 6.6 | * | 60.3 ± 4.6 | * ,#,& | 55.6 ± 3.4 | *,#,@,& |
25 | 55.9 ± 5.0 | * | 53.5 ± 6.1 | * ,#,& | 45.6 ± 4.3 | *,#,@,& |
50 | 51.6 ± 4.3 | * | 48.6 ± 5.7 | * ,#,& | 40.1 ± 2.4 | *,#,@,& |
100 | 40.3 ± 3.7 | * | 30.2 ± 2.1 | * ,#,& | 26.8 ± 1.9 | *,#,@,& |
200 | 20.3 ± 1.1 | * | 18.6 ± 2.0 | * ,#,& | 8.7 ± 0.5 | *,#,@,& |
400 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | * | 0.0 ± 0.0 | * | 0.0 ± 0.0 | # |
