Figures & data
Table 1. Total polyphenol and flavonoid contents of the three honey samples.
Figure 1. Effect of various concentrations of honey on lucigenin-dependent chemiluminescence. The percentage of inhibition of the chemiluminescence of each honey sample was compared to the control (CTRL), taken as 100% (assay performed without honey). Chemiluminescence values were obtained for unstimulated polymorphonuclear neutrophils in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) or with the addition of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO; vehicle of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate). Data are shown as mean ± SD (n = 9). ***p < 0.0001 for all honey samples compared to control.
Figure 2. Interaction of honey with myeloperoxidase (MPO) studied by the specific immunological extraction followed by enzymatic detection (SIEFED) technique. Control (CTRL): activity of the enzyme in the absence of honey, taken as 100%. Data are shown as mean ± SD (n = 12). ***p < 0.0001 for all samples and at all concentrations versus CTRL, except for LH3 at 2% concentration; ns = not significant vs control.
