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. 2011 Feb 13;2011:159209. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nep132

Table 1.

Effects of naloxone and naloxonazine on the alterations of sleep-wake architecture parameters induced by EAc of Anmain (EX17) acupoints in rats.

Manipulationd Hour L : D cyclee Number of boutsa Bout durationb Transitionsc
WAKEf NREMSf REMSf WAKE NREMS REMS
ipPFS + PFS 1–12 D 3.98  ±  0.31 5.06  ±  0.45 1.58  ±  0.26 18.54  ±  2.20 1.67  ±  0.15 0.67  ±  0.10 26.94  ±  2.31
ipKetamine + PFS 1–12 D 3.52  ±  0.36 4.40  ±  0.46 1.20  ±  0.24 24.12  ±  2.97* 1.44  ±  0.15 0.59  ±  0.10 25.93  ±  2.62
ipKetamine + PFS + EAc 1–12 D 3.43  ±  0.30 4.75  ±  0.46 1.38  ±  0.24 20.57  ±  2.65 2.13  ±  0.20# 0.54  ±  0.09 28.81  ±  2.60
ipKetamine + naloxone + EAc 1–12 D 3.20  ±  0.44 3.48  ±  0.58 1.21  ±  0.26 29.17  ±  3.53$ 1.15  ±  0.20$ 0.66  ±  0.11 28.22  ±  3.51
ipKetamine + naloxonazine + EAc 1–12 D 3.19  ±  0.43 4.27  ±  0.65 0.98  ±  0.21$ 26.16  ±  3.30 1.26  ±  0.17$ 0.48  ±  0.10 27.93  ±  3.53

Values are means  ±  SEM.

a Number of bouts per hour (mean  ±  SEM) for each vigilance state; bMean (±SEM) bout duration (min) for each vigilance state; cNumber of transitions from one behavioral state to another (mean  ±  SEM) per hour; dExperimental manipulation; ePeriod of the light : dark cycle immediately prior to which injections were given: D = dark period; fVigilance states: WAKE, wakefulness; NREMS, non-rapid eye movement sleep; REMS, rapid eye movements sleep; *Denotes a statistically significant difference (P < .05) between values obtained after administration of ipPFS + PFS and those obtained after receiving ipketamine + PFS; #Depicts a statistically significant difference (P < .05) between values obtained after ipketamine + PFS + EAc and those obtained after ipketamine + PFS; $Depicts a statistically significant difference (P < .05) after either receiving naloxone or naloxonazine.