Equisetum arvense L. Extract Induces Antibacterial Activity and Modulates Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Apoptosis in Endothelial Vascular Cells Exposed to Hyperosmotic Stress

Table 1

The antimicrobial activity of Equisetum arvense L. extract.

		Zone of growth inhibition (in mm diameter)
Extract	Conc	Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923	Streptococcus pneumoniae ATCC 49619	E. coli ATCC 25922	Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853	Candida albicans ATCC 90029	Streptococcus pyogenes	Streptococcus agalactiae	Group G beta-hemolytic streptococcus	Staphylococcus epidermidis	Staphylococcus aureus
Equisetum arvense L.	100 mg/ml	8	11	6	6	6	9	6	8	6	8
Penicillin	10 U	30	26	Not tested	Not tested	Not tested	32	33	34	20	22
Vancomycin	30 μg	18	23	Not tested	Not tested	Not tested	22	20	23	Not tested	Not tested
Ofloxacin	5 μg	27	18	30	19	Not tested	19	20	18	16	24
Meropenem	10 μg	30	31	29	28	Not tested	Not tested	Not tested	Not tested	Not tested	Not tested
Fluconazole	25 μg	Not tested	Not tested	Not tested	Not tested	32	Not tested	Not tested	Not tested	Not tested	Not tested
Distilled water		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6