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Table 4 Effect of Avemar or Echinacea treatment on serum interleukin-8 level (pg/ml) at different time intervals from AMI development (n = 6/group)

From: Avemar and Echinacea extracts enhance mobilization and homing of CD34+ stem cells in rats with acute myocardial infarction

 

Day 1

Day 7

Day 14

Normal

361 ± 11.7

AMI

448 ± 26.5

371 ± 25.8

314 ± 14.5

AMI post-treated with Avemar

448 ± 26.5

356 ± 31.8

382 ± 31.3

AMI pre- and post-treated with Avemar

438 ± 38.7

413 ± 36.5

411 ± 36.8

AMI post-treated with Echinacea

448 ± 26.5

385 ± 20.2

383 ± 10.4

AMI pre- and post-treated with Echinacea

400 ± 14.8

394 ± 15.9

431 ± 5.5

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard error, with no significant difference between groups. AMI acute myocardial infarction