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Table 4 Effect of ethanolic extract of Artemisia annua and A. annua silver nanoparticles and/or S. aureus on hematological parameters in rats

From: Assessment of the antibacterial efficacy of silver nanoparticles-based Artemisia annua against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-infected lung tissues in albino rats

Parameter

GA

GB

GC

GD

GE

GF

Hb ( g/dL)

13.27 ± 0.24a

13.2 ± 0.26a

13.63 ± 0.35a

11.98 ± 0.18b

13.8 ± 0.18a

13.64 ± 0.30a

RBCs (× 106/mm3)

6.76 ± 0.18ab

6.46 ± 0.14bc

7.37 ± 0.27a

5.82 ± 0.21c

6.9 ± 0.18ab

6.9 ± 0.30ab

HCT (%)

39.77 ± 0.49a

39.62 ± 0.49a

40.5 ± 0.29a

36.97 ± 0.58b

40.7 ± 0.23a

40.43 ± 0.64a

MCV (Fl)

58.8 ± 1.0bc

60.23 ± 0.71ac

55.04 ± 1.6b

63.6 ± 1.4a

58.3 ± 1.4bc

58 ± 1.6bc

MCH (pg)

19.62 ± 0.26ab

20.16 ± 0.33b

19.50 ± 0.24a

20.62 ± 0.71b

19.8 ± 0.31b

19.5 ± 0.42ab

MCHC (%)

33.3 ± 0.22ab

33.28 ± 0.27ab

33.65 ± 0.62a

32.43 ± 0.43b

34 ± 0.26a

33.72 ± 0.34a

WBCs(× 103/mm3)

15.57 ± 0.78d

14.4 ± 0.32de

13.4 ± 0.32b

32.5 ± 0.55a

19.29 ± 0.43b

17.3 ± 0.45e

Lymphocyte (× 103/mm3)

84.83 ± 0.32a

85.87 ± 0.18a

86.1 ± 0.38a

67.73 ± 0.89d

81.57 ± 0.33c

83.2 ± 0.1b

Neutrophil (× 103/mm3)

15.16 ± 0.32d

14.13 ± 13.4d

13.9 ± 0.38d

32.27 ± 0.9a

18.4 ± 0.33b

16.8 ± 0.1c

Platelets (× 103/mL)

653 ± 14.57c

666 ± 5.78 cd

597 ± 7.8b

740 ± 4.3a

697 ± 2.9d

614.3 ± 19.7b

  1. Values are expressed as means ± SE (standard errors). The mean difference is significant at p < 0.05. Data with different letters in the same row are significantly different.GA: (control group), GB: (A. annua nano silver group), GC: (A. annua extract group), GD: (MRSA-infected group), GE: (MRSA and A. annua extract group),GF: MRSA-infected and A. annua nanosilver new group). red blood cells (RBCs), hemoglobin concentration (Hb), packed cell volume (PCV), mean corpuscle volume (MCV), mean corpuscle hemoglobin (MCH), Mean corpuscle hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), white blood cells (WBCs)