Table 2

Effect of HCE prophylactic treatment on lymphoid organs cellularity and platelets counting in mice submitted to the CLP

Control

HCE 5

HCE 50

Bone marrow (x10⁶/mL)

9.5 ± 0.1^a

8.7 ± 0.1

5.6 ± 0.1*

Spleen (x10⁶/mL)

56.7 ± 0.2

55.4 ± 1.7

55.8 ± 1.1

Lymph node (x10⁶/mL)

12.3 ± 0.6

9.7 ± 0.2*

10.3 ± 0.3*

Platelets (x10⁶/mL)

56.8 ± 1.3

51.8 ± 2.8

35.2 ± 1.3*

^aThe results were expressed as mean ± S.E.M of cell number (10 animals/group).

*p < 0.05 when compared to the control group

Maciel et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:57   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-57