Table 4.
ffect of Panax quinquefolius (GIN) on anxiety like behavior as represented by the Mirror Chamber Test performance and its interaction with GABA modulators in 72-h sleep deprived animals.
| S. No | Treatment Groups (mg/kg) | Latency to enter mirror cube (seconds) | Number of entries in mirror cube | Time spent in mirror cube (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naïve | 55.41, 7.54 | 8.42, 1.23 | 89.13, 6.25 |
| 2 | Control (SD-72 h) | 174.40, 9.66a | 1.27, 0.61a | 24.08, 0.75a |
| 3 | GIN (50) | 160.27, 8.91a | 2.35, 0.42a | 32.13, 4.43a |
| 4 | GIN (100) | 99.56, 4.02b,c | 5.62, 0.3b,c | 53.34, 4.77b,c |
| 5 | GIN (200) | 73.14, 6.04b,c | 6.01, 0.4b,c | 67.42, 5.14b,c |
| 6 | PTX (0.5) | 176.62, 7.13a | 1.39, 0.44a | 26.14, 1.92a |
| 7 | PTX (0.5) + GIN (100) | 161.26, 5.61a,d | 1.97, 0.47a,d | 31.43, 3.12a,d |
| 8 | FLU (0.5) | 178.45, 5.01a | 1.51, 0.44a | 27.43, 2.12a |
| 9 | FLU (0.5) + GIN (100) | 157.51, 6.64a,d | 2.22, 0.88a,d | 34.17, 3.22a,d |
| 10 | MUS (0.05) | 165.23, 3.11a | 2.01, 0.81a | 30.71, 1.46a |
| 11 | MUS (0.05) + GIN (100) | 67.43, 1.79b,d,e | 9.62, 1.1b,d,e | 82.34, 4.04b,d,e |
Values are expressed as mean ± SEM.
p < 0.05 as compared with naive,
p < 0.05 as compared with control (SD-72),
p < 0.05 as compared with GIN (50 mg/kg),
p < 0.05 as compared with GIN (100 mg/kg),
p < 0.05 as compared with MUS (0.05 mg/kg).
(One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's test). SD-72, Sleep deprivation of 72-h; GIN, Panax quinquefolius (American ginseng); PTX, Picrotoxin; FLU, Flumazenil; MUS, Muscimol.