Background
Materials & methods
Collection & Preparation of extract
Experimental animal
Grouping & Dosing
Experimental Methods & Procedures
Tail suspension test (TST)
Forced swimming test (FST)
Open field test (OFT)
Statistical analysis
Results
Effect of MESI in TST
Treatment | Doses | Immobility time |
---|---|---|
Deionized water | 01 ml/mice | 105.8 ± 2.853 |
Imipramine Hydrochloride | 30 mg/kg | 15.6 ± 1.631* |
MESI | 50 mg/kg | 50.0 ± 8.156* |
MESI | 100 mg/kg | 36.0 ± 5.05* |
MESI | 200 mg/kg | 25.4 ± 7.718* |
Effect of MESI in FST
Treatment | Doses | Immobility time |
---|---|---|
Deionized water | 01 ml/mice | 106 ± 3.007 |
Imipramine Hydrochloride | 30 mg/kg | 20.8 ± 1.985* |
MESI | 50 mg/kg | 56.75 ± 4.56* |
MESI | 100 mg/kg | 36.8 ± 3.153* |
MESI | 200 mg/kg | 27.8 ± 2.131* |
Effect of MESI in OFT
Treatment | Doses | Locomotion | Rearing | Defecation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Deionized water | 01 ml/mice | 98.4 ± 7.07 | 25.4 ± 1.435 | 1.2 ± 0.2 |
Imipramine Hydrochloride | 30 mg/kg | 208.6 ± 13.58* | 35.8 ± 1.428* | 3.4 ± 0.4* |
MESI | 50 mg/kg | 129.75 ± 5.12* | 27.75 ± 0.854 | 1.75 ± 0.25 |
MESI | 100 mg/kg | 137.2 ± 9.015* | 30.8 ± 1.356* | 2.8 ± 0.49* |
MESI | 200 mg/kg | 167.4 ± 5.38* | 34.2 ± 1.281* | 3.4 ± 0.245* |