Immunomodulatory Activity of the Marine Sponge, Haliclona (Soestella) sp. (Haplosclerida: Chalinidae), from Sri Lanka in Wistar Albino Rats: Immunosuppression and Th1-Skewed Cytokine Response

Table 1

Effects of Haliclona (Soestella) sp. sponge crude extract in the Wistar rat.

Treatment group	WBC; (x10^5mL^-1)	Platelets; (x10^6mL^-1)	Total BMC^#; (x10^6mL^-1)	Splenocytes	Splenosomatic index^+
Control (5% ethanol)
HSCE (mg/kg)
5
10
15

^#BMC—bone marrow cells. ⁺ HSCE: Haliclona (Soestella) sp. sponge crude extract. Data presented as ; , , and (Mann-Whitney test).