Table 3.
Effect of antioxidant potent extract (EAE) of U. dioica on PTZ-induced seizure.
| Groups | Myclonic jerk (s) |
Tonic generalized extensor (s) |
Generalized clonic seizure (s) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onset | Duration | Onset | Duration | Onset | Duration | |
| Vehicle control | 76.79 ± 6.71 | 42.33 ± 2.53 | 164.74 ± 3.82 | 20.61 ± 1.68 | 287.34 ± 8.37 | 32.71 ± 2.15 |
| DZP (4 mg/kg, i.p.) | 0.0a | 0.0a | 0.0a | 0.0a | 0.0a | 0.0a |
| EAE (50 mg/kg, p.o.) | 124.79 ± 13.24a | 18.46 ± 1.73a | 212.22 ± 11.41a | 9.83 ± 1.83a | 386.85 ± 10.19a | 12.43 ± 2.58a |
| EAE (100 mg/kg, p.o.) | 285.67 ± 23.60a,b | 7.33 ± 1.03a,b | 338.72 ± 8.76a,b | 7.03 ± 4.67a,b | 415.46 ± 4.34a,b | 8.47 ± 4.85a,b |
| EAE (200 mg/kg, p.o.) | 337.9 ± 15.32a,b,c | 5.46 ± 2.03a,b,c | 414.40 ± 8.34a,b,c | 5.08 ± 3.58a,b,c | 510.22± 6.67a,b,c |
5.65 ± 3.92a,b,c |
Results are expressed as mean ± SEM; (n = 6). a p < 0.05 vs VC; b p < 0.05 vs EAE 50 mg/kg; c p < 0.05 vs EAE 100 mg/kg; Statistical analysis done by one-way ANOVA followed by multiple comparisons Dunnett's test.