YAN Qing-wei, TIAN Qing. Effects of 3 Kind Intervention Methods on the Behavior of Anxiety Rats in the Elevated Plus Maze Test[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2013, 19(19): 225-228.
DOI:
YAN Qing-wei, TIAN Qing. Effects of 3 Kind Intervention Methods on the Behavior of Anxiety Rats in the Elevated Plus Maze Test[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2013, 19(19): 225-228. DOI: 10.11653/syfj2013190225.
Effects of 3 Kind Intervention Methods on the Behavior of Anxiety Rats in the Elevated Plus Maze Test
Objective: To compare the impact of different interventions on the behavior indicators of anxiety rats within the Elevated Plus Maze test(EPM). Method: Sixty SD male rats were randomized to group A (quiet control group
10 rats) and model group(group M0
50 rats). Group M0 received 21d randomal and unpredictable anxiety stimuli for modeling
while at the same time group A received no intervention. Then group M0 was randomly divided into five groups
including model recovery group
Salad oil 4.0 g·kg-1·d-1ig(M1)
model exercise group
Salad oil 4.0 g·kg-1·d-1 ig(M2)
model Rana egg oil group
4.0 g·kg-1·d-1ig(M3)
model exercise-Rana egg oil group
4.0 g·kg-1·d-1 ig(M4)
model drug control group
Diazepam 2.0 g·kg-1·d-1 ig(M5)
10 rats in each group. With different recovery methods each group would have a 28d recovery
and at the end of the recovery
all groups received a EPM (elevated plus maze) experiment
and behavioral indicators were collected to compare the differences. Result: The open arm movement time in group M2
M3 and M4 was (185.3±10.8)
(176.8±10.6)
(177.6±11.1)s
which was significantly higher than that of M1 (145.4±21.6)s. The open arm movement distance (cm) of M2
M3 and M4 was (975.5±27.1)
(945.7±19.7)
(947.1±18.9)cm
which was significantly higher than that of M1 (732.9±18.9)cm; the open arm entries of M2
M3 and M4 were (10.9±2.4)
(11.3±1.5)
(11.6±1.1)
which was significantly higher than that of M1 (7.7±1.5)
(each P<0.05). Conclusion: After a 28 d recovery period
exercise
Rana egg oil
and exercise-Rana egg oil methods could significantly relieve anxiety behavior
the exercise group recovered best
but the natural recovery means had no significant effect after 28 days.