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Table 3 Percentage of phagocytic activity (%) of neutrophils and monocytes at various concentrations of Phyllanthus amarus and P. urinaria extracts and their major compounds (mean ± SEM, n =3)

From: Correlation between the major components of Phyllanthus amarus and Phyllanthus urinaria and their inhibitory effects on phagocytic activity of human neutrophils

Sample (μg/mL)

Neutrophils

Monocytes

100

50

6.25

3.125

100

50

6.25

3.125

PA (Mal)

75.60 ± 1.82

 

88.20 ± 1.17

 

53.70 ± 0.15

 

65.68 ± 0.15

 

PA (Ind)

81.65 ± 2.21

 

89.29 ± 2.67

 

66.68 ± 3.16

 

74.60 ± 2.76

 

PU (Mal)

78.13 ± 2.07

 

89.60 ± 0.98

 

59.08 ± 1.66

 

68.80 ± 1.66

 

PU (Ind)

73.30 ± 3.32

 

79.40 ± 1.07

 

61.86 ± 2.81

 

72.22 ± 3.02

 

GA

88.60 ± 1.52

 

95.90 ± 1.97

 

76.50 ± 2.18

 

77.80 ± 1.71

 

EA

85.20 ± 1.19

 

88.18 ± 2.13

 

75.50 ± 1.97

 

67.10 ± 2.31

 

Ger

76.00 ± 3.05

 

80.80 ± 1.06

 

76.08 ± 3.16

 

84.90 ± 0.91

 

Cor

85.50 ± 2.82

 

86.10 ± 0.32

 

80.70 ± 1.51

 

85.38 ± 1.04

 

Phyll

 

14.20 ± 1.08

 

34.91 ± 0.09

 

27.10 ± 0.55

 

52.10 ± 0.68

Hypophyll

 

49.11 ± 1.04

 

80.50 ± 0.87

 

64.6 ± 0.51

 

67.0 ± 1.07

Positive control

91.60 ± 1.15

   

84.6 ± 4.84

   
  1. See Table 2 for legends.