Fig. 2
Eugenia punicifolia (EP) inhibits human neutrophil elastase secretion. Human neutrophils (4x105) were pretreated with different concentrations of EA or EP (30 min) and stimulated to degranulation by PMA (25nM) for 3 h. Neutrophils incubated with only Hank´s (medium) were used as negative control. Data shown Elastase activity (%) ± S.D. where PMA is 100 %. p <0.01 when compared to PMA (**) or medium (##) control