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Table 3 Viability percentage of Leishmania major promastigotes in different concentrations of larval products

From: The therapeutic effect of larval saliva and hemolymph of Lucilia sericata on the treatment of Leishmania major lesion in BALB/c mice946

Time points (hours)

24 h

96 h

Groups

Concentration (ug/ml)

Mean ± SD

Mean differencea (95% CI) NC group

Statistical analysisb

Mean ± SD

Mean differencea (95% CI) NC group

Statistical analysisb

Larval products

75

85.2 ± 7.7

− 13.8 (− 18.6 to − 9.1)

F(10, 83) = 310.83 P < 0.0001*

46.8 ± 5.2

− 52.0 (− 57.8 to − 46.1)

F(10, 83) = 530.50 P < 0.0001

150

80.9 ± 5.8

− 18.2 (− 22.9 to − 13.5)

38.5 ± 4.9

− 60.3 (− 66.2 to − 54.5)

300

72.6 ± 6.1

− 26.5 (− 31.2 to − 21.7)

30.0 ± 4.2

− 68.8 (− 74.7 to − 63.0)

450

61.5 ± 3.8

− 37.6 (− 42.3 to − 32.9)

21.3 ± 3.2

− 77.5 (− 83.3 to − 71.6)

600

53.8 ± 3.9

− 45.2 (− 49.9 to − 40.5)

17.1 ± 3.1

− 81.7 (− 87.6 to − 75.9)

750

47.0 ± 4.1

− 52.1 (− 56.8 to − 47.4)

11.3 ± 1.9

− 87.5 (− 93.3 to − 81.6)

Glucantime

25

71.5 ± 6.1

− 27.6 (− 32.3 to − 22.9)

F(10, 83) = 310.83 P < 0.0001

20.7 ± 2.6

− 78.1 (− 83.9 to − 72.2)

F(10, 83) = 530.50 P < 0.0001

50

59.6 ± 5.6

− 39.5 (− 44.2 to − 34.7)

14.0 ± 2.9

− 84.8 (− 90.7 to − 79.0)

100

48.3 ± 4.7

− 50.7 (− 55.4 to − 46.0)

11.8 ± 1.4

− 87.0 (− 92.8 to − 81.1)

250

39.0 ± 4.1

− 60.1 (− 64.8 to − 55.4)

10.3 ± 1.5

− 88.5 (− 94.3 to − 82.6)

NC group

0

99.1 ± 6.8

Not applicable

Not applicable

98.8 ± 8.9

Not applicable

Not applicable

  1. aMean difference in treatment group compared to NC group
  2. bCalculated based on two-way ANOVA
  3. *Statistically significant < 0.05
  4. NC group negative control or no treatment group