Table 1. The effect of beetroot extract nanoparticles in PI of mice inoculated with P. berghei.
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Parasitemia index (%) |
P value |
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B |
0 |
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NC |
36 (30.9-41.1)* |
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PC |
16.2 (15.6-16.7) # |
0.002* |
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T1 (ART+NBE 50 mg) |
15.6 (13.4-19.4) # |
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T2 (ART+NBE 100 mg) |
13.1 (11.9-16.3) # |
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T3 (ART+NBE 200 mg) |
12.5 (9.7-15.7) # |
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B: Baseline, NC= negative control (inoculated with P. berghei), PC= positive control (inoculated with P. berghei + artemisinin 0.036 mg/g), T1= treatment 1(inoculated with P. berghei + artemisinin 0.036 mg/g+ nanoparticle of beetroot extract 50 mg/kg), T2= treatment 2 (inoculated with P. berghei + artemisinin 0.036 mg/g+ nanoparticle of beetroot extract 100 mg/kg), T3= treatment 3(inoculated with P. berghei + artemisinin 0.036 mg/g+ nanoparticle of beetroot extract 200 mg/kg). ART=artemisinin, NBE=nanoparticle of beetroot extract. Data is presented as median (n=5 for each group), * p<0.05 compared to the baseline, and # p<0.05 compared to the negative control.