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Table 4 Anti-inflammatory activity of Prunus domestica gum-loaded gold nanoparticles

From: A multi-target therapeutic potential of Prunus domestica gum stabilized nanoparticles exhibited prospective anticancer, antibacterial, urease-inhibition, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.

Treatment

1st h

2nd h

3rd h

4th h

5th h

Group 1 Saline

0.247 ± 0.026

0.250 ± 0.022

0.265 ± 0.013

0.250 ± 0.014

0.250 ± 0.016

Group 2 Carrageenan

0.355 ± 0.013###

0.370 ± 0.026###

0.385 ± 0.021###

0.397 ± 0.026###

0.405 ± 0.013###

Group 3 Diclofenac (50 mg/kg)

0.287 ± 0.029**

0.265 ± 0.019***

0.265 ± 0.031***

0.287 ± 0.025***

0.305 ± 0.012***

Group 4 Gum (200 mg/kg)

0.302 ± 0.009*

0.290 ± 0.008***

0.295 ± 0.013***

0.305 ± 0.013***

0.315 ± 0.019***

Group 5 Gum (400 mg/kg)

0.282 ± 0.017***

0.292 ± 0.012***

0.287 ± 0.012***

0.280 ± 0.022***

0.290 ± 0.018***

Group 6 Gold nanoparticles (40 mg/kg)

0.305 ± 0.021*

0.307 ± 0.012***

0.305 ± 0.012***

0.302 ± 0.015***

0.317 ± 0.026***

Group 7 Gold nanoparticles (80 mg/kg)

0.295 ± 0.013**

0.287 ± 0.017***

0.295 ± 0.013***

0.287 ± 0.022***

0.300 ± 0.018***

  1. Values expressed as mean paw volume in mL ± SD. ### P <0.001 compared to group 1. * P <0.05, ** P <0.01, *** P <0.001 compared to group 2. One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test. Results are the means of 6 animals per group