Table 3 Effect of resveratrol on AgNOR, cresyl violet and mean optical density of COX-2 immunohistochemical reaction

Mean numbers of AgNOR dots in the nuclei of 50 cells

0.76 ± 0.83

0.38 ± 0.68*

0.52 ± 0.78

0.32 ± 0.61*

0.48 ± 0.67

Mean number of viable cells stained with cresyl violet

23.3 ± 3.39

13.6 ± 6.34

17 ± 4.54

9.3 ± 1.24*

14.3 ± 2.86^b

Mean of COX-2 optical density

9.02 ± 2.45

21.54 ± 2.95*

13.03 ± 2.34^a

32.06 ± 3.74*^#

19.34 ± 4.25^b