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. 2011 Aug;338(2):641–647. doi: 10.1124/jpet.111.179358

TABLE 2.

Effects of acute treatment with PDE4 inhibitors on immobility in the forced-swim test

Values shown are means ± S.E. for times of immobility of separate groups of rats tested in the forced-swim test; n = 6 per group. Rats were treated with PDE4 inhibitors and tested in forced-swim test 0.5 or 2 h post-treatment.

Immobility
0.5 h Post-Treatment 2 h Post-Treatment
s
Vehicle 154 ± 10.2 138 ± 14.2
Rolipram 84 ± 12.1* 144 ± 7.4
    0.3 mg/kg 174 ± 9.2 122 ± 7.0
    1 mg/kg
    3 mg/kg 201 ± 8.6 127 ± 10.9
Piclamilast 58 ± 6.24** 132 ± 5.9
    0.3 mg/kg
    1 mg/kg
    3 mg/kg 129 ± 25.4 123 ± 9.3
CDP840 91 ± 6.5* 141 ± 10.6
    3 mg/kg 122 ± 19.0 126 ± 12.5
    10 mg/kg
    30 mg/kg 125 ± 15.0 123 ± 6.1
**

P < 0.01; *P < 0.05 vs. corresponding control.