Table 3 Pro-inflammatory cytokines secretion by vaginal keratinocytes after treatment for 24 h with extracts/n-butanol fraction prepared from stem bark of A. catechu

Control

282 ± 5.3

2.2 ± 0.2

118 ± 9.1

1.1 ± 0.6

Aqueous extract

248 ± 11.1

3.4 ± 0.2

115.0 ± 8.4

1.7 ± 0.1

50% Ethanolic extract

40.4 ± 3.9**

4.0 ± 0.0

34.8 ± 1.3#

1.7 ± 0.3

n-Butanol fraction

2.7 ± 0.6**

3.4 ± 0.3

8.8 ± 0.6#

1.8 ± 0.5