Curcumin and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Ankle, Testis, and Ovary Deleterious Histological Changes in Arthritic Rats via Suppression of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation

Table 2

Effect of tested materials (MSCs and curcumin) on circumference of paw region (cm) of arthritic group.

Parameter	Right hind leg paw circumference at (cm)
Group	Male rats	Female rats
Normal (water)	^a	^a
CMC/PBS	^a	^a
MSCs	^a	^a
Curcumin	^a	^a
Arthritic group (CFA)	^b	^c
Arthritic group treated with curcumin	^a	^a
Arthritic group treated with MSCs	^a	^a
Arthritic group treated with MSCs and curcumin	^a	^a

Data are expressed as . The number of animals in each group is six. Values with the same superscript letter are similar (nonsignificant, ), whereas others are significant (significant, ).