Number of animals (%) with histological lesions in the lungs, liver, spleen, and kidney in all experimental groups
Histological organs lesions | G1 WT water | G2 HPV water | G3 WT 0.013 g/mL | G4 HPV 0.006 g/mL | G5 HPV 0.008 g/mL | G6 HPV 0.013 g/mL | |
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Lungs | |||||||
Mononucleated inflammation intensity | 0(0%) | 3(60%) | 0(0%) | 1(20%) | 1(20%) | 1(20%) | |
Atelectasis | 0(0%)1 | 5(100%) | 2(40%) | 1(20%) | 1(20%) | 4(80%) | |
Congestion | 3(60%) | 5(100%) | 0(0%) | 2(40%) | 0(0%) | 3(60%) | |
Hyperaemia | 4(80%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | |
Liver | |||||||
Hydropic degeneration | 0(0%) | 1(20%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 2(40%) | 0(0%) | |
Inflammatory infiltrate | Periportal | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) |
Centrilobular | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | |
Midzonal | 0(0%) | 5(100%) | 3(60%) | 3(60%) | 3(60%) | 1(20%) | |
Congestion | 5(100%) | 5(100%) | 1(20%) | 2(40%) | 3(60%) | 5(100%) | |
Spleen | |||||||
Diffuse white pulp: hyperplasia | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 2(40%) | 1(20%) | 4(80%) | 1(20%) | |
Expansion of the splenic red pulp: congestion | 0(0%) | 4(80%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | |
Kidney | |||||||
Inflammatory infiltrate | 1(20%) | 5(100%) | 0(0%) | 3(60%) | 3(60%) | 3(60%) | |
Hydronephrosis | 1(20%) | 4(80%) | 1(20%) | 1(20%) | 1(20%) | 0(0%) | |
Congestion | 5(100%) | 5(100%) | 5(100%) | 3(60%) | 5(100%) | 5(100%) | |
Hyperaemia | 1(20%) | 3(60%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 1(20%) | 0(0%) | |
Vascular ectasia | 0(0%) | 1(20%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) |
1 Significantly different from the G2 (P < 0.05). G1 are wild-type (WT) mice that drink water; G2 are mice with human papillomavirus (HPV) that drank water; G3 are WT that drank daily an aqueous extract of Aloysia citrodora at a concentration of 0.013 g/mL; G4 are mice with HPV that drank daily an aqueous extract of A. citrodora at a concentration of 0.006 g/mL; G5 are mice with HPV that drank daily an aqueous extract of A. citrodora at a concentration of 0.008 g/mL; G6 are mice with HPV that drank daily an aqueous extract of A. citrodora at a concentration of 0.013 g/mL
BMF: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft. AIFR, MJP, MJN, IG, MMSMB, and CV: Writing—review & editing. HV, CVN, JS, MGS, LG, MID, LB, and LF: Investigation, Writing—review & editing. RM and RMGDC: Writing—review & editing, Supervision. PAO: Conceptualization, Writing—review & editing, Supervision.
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
The experimental work was approved by the animal facility of the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) with the authorization of the Ethics Committee (approval no. 852-e-CITAB-2020_A_1-e- 122 CITAB-2021) and the Portuguese Veterinary Directorate (approval no. 014139).
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Beatriz Medeiros-Fonseca has a Ph.D. grant with number [2020.07675.BD] (https://doi.org/10.54499/2020.07675.BD); Jéssica Silva has a Ph.D. grant with number [2020.07999.BD] (https://doi.org/10.54499/2020.07999.BD); Mónica G. Silva has a Ph.D. grant with number [UI/BD/151320/2021] (https://doi.org/10.54499/UI/BD/151320/2021) financed by FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology) through FSE (European Social Fund). This work is supported by National Funds by FCT-Portuguese under projects: CITAB [UID/04033/2020] (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/04033/2020); CERNAS [UIDB/00681/2020] (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/00681/2020); LEPABE [UIDB/00511/2020] (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/00511/2020) and [UIDP/00511/2020] (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDP/00511/2020); ALiCE [LA/P/0045/2020] (https://doi.org/10.54499/LA/P/0045/2020); CIMO [UIDB/00690/2020] (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/00690/2020) and [UIDP/00690/2020] (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDP/00690/2020); SusTEC, [LA/P/0007/2020] (https://doi.org/10.54499/LA/P/0007/2020); by national funds through the FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC). Furthermore, national funding by FCT/P.I., through the institutional scientific employment program contract for Lilian Barros, Maria I. Dias (https://doi.org/10.54499/CEECINST/00016/2018/CP1505/CT0004), Luís Félix (https://doi.org/10.54499/2021.00458.CEECIND/CP1690/CT0001) contract. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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