Table 2.
Acute NR-ANX-C pretreatment reduced EW-induced anxiety behavior in elevated plus maze.
Treatment group | Number of entries into | Total arm entries | % of open/total arm entries | Time spent in (s) | Number of rears in | |||
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Open arms | Closed arms | Open arms | Closed arms | Open arms | Closed arms | |||
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EW control | 2.3 ± 0.4 | 5.1 ± 0.9 | 7.1 ± 1.1 | 27.9 ± 5.4 | 18.6 ± 5.0 | 270.0 ± 5.5 | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 10.1 ± 1.4 |
Alprazolam (0.08 mg/kg) | 6.2 ± 0.6** | 7.3 ± 0.2 | 13.3 ± 0.7** | 45.2 ± 2.3* | 81.8 ± 12.5** | 207.0 ± 18.5* | 5.7 ± 0.8** | 14.3 ± 1.0 |
NR-ANX-C (10 mg/kg) | 1.8 ± 0.5 | 4.3 ± 0.9 | 6.2 ± 1.3 | 27.2 ± 5.6 | 29.0 ± 10.7 | 254.0 ± 12.9 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 7.5 ± 0.7 |
NR-ANX-C (20 mg/kg) | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 3.7 ± 0.8 | 6.3 ± 1.3 | 42.8 ± 4.2 | 56.0 ± 17.9 | 235.0 ± 18.5 | 2.3 ± 0.8 | 11.5 ± 1.7 |
NR-ANX-C (40 mg/kg) | 7.0 ± 0.6** | 8.0 ± 0.6* | 15.0 ± 1.1** | 48.2 ± 2.3** | 73.8 ± 13.2* | 215.0 ± 11.1* | 8.7 ± 1.2** | 13.0 ± 0.8 |
Values are mean ± SEM; Statistical analysis by One-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett's Multiple Comparison test. *P < .05; **P < .01.