TABLE 4.
Calculated slopes (mean +95% confidence intervals) and x-intercepts for the anti-allodynic and hypothermic effects of vehicle (VEH)- and decursinol (DOH)-treated groups across day in neuropathic mice. Linear regression analyses were used to determine the slopes from the daily tolerance curves following once-daily treatment with either vehicle (VEH) or decursinol (DOH) across 14 days of once-daily treatment in mice with neuropathic pain. The slopes were extrapolated to determine the x-intercept indicative of when the response following treatment would be 0. Values shown are the slopes and extrapolated x-intercepts and 95% confidence intervals for vehicle and decursinol treated mice (N = 12/group). ∞ = values that could not be calculated/were listed as infinity. Significance denotes a significant difference in the slope from 0.
| Assay | Drug | Slope | X-intercept | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (CI) | Mean (CI) | |||
| Von Frey | VEH | −0.03109 (-0.0476- -0.0146) | 84.08 (57.48–170.6) | p = 0.0015** |
| — | DOH | −4.370 (-4.973–3.765) | 18.54 (17.1–20.4) | p < 0.0001**** |
| Body Temperature | VEH | 0.01823 (-0.1102–0.1467) | -143.0 (-∞--10.88) | p = 0.7625 |
| — | DOH | 0.6299 (0.3638–0.8960) | 17.99 (14.55–25.98) | p = 0.0002*** |