Behavioral effects of sinomenine in murine models of anxiety |
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Authors: | Chen Si Wei Mi Xiao Juan Wang Rui Wang Wen Juan Kong Wei Xi Zhang Yi Jing Li Yu Lei |
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Institution: | Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Box 41, 110016 Shenyang, P.R. China. c100sw@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: | The present study was designed to investigate the putative anxiolytic-like effect of sinomenine in three experimental models of anxiety in male rats and mice. Use of the elevated plus-maze test revealed that sinomenine (20 and 40 mg/kg, p.o.) increased the percentage of open arm entries and diazepam (2 mg/kg, p.o.) increased the percentage of open arm entries, the percentage of time spent on open arms and total arm entries in mice. In the light/dark transition test, sinomenine (20 and 40 mg/kg, p.o.) increased time spent in the light area and diazepam (2 mg/kg, p.o.) increased time spent in the light area and the overall movements in mice. In the social interaction test, the sinomenine-treated animals significantly increased social interaction time in low light unfamiliar (7 mg/kg, p.o.) and high light unfamiliar conditions (7 and 14 mg/kg, p.o.) as well as diazepam (3 mg/kg, p.o.). Sinomenine (28 mg/kg, p.o.) can also decrease squares entered in rats in social interaction test under low light unfamiliar condition. In the open-field test, sinomenine (160 mg/kg) decreased squares entered in mice. Thus, these findings indicated that sinomenine exhibited anxiolytic-like effect. |
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