Table 1

Effects of Pasipay on PTZ-induced convulsion in mice

Treatment (dose)
Onset (sec)
Duration (sec)
Seizure protection (%)
Mortality protection (%)

Normal saline (10 ml/kg)
51.83 ± 64
12 ± 1.80
0
0
Diazepam (0.5 mg/kg)
485.5 ± 74.97***
3.5 ± 2.21*
80
90
Diazepam (1 mg/kg)
600 ± 0***
0 ± 0***
100
100
Pasipay (0.05 mg/kg)
56 ± 4.51
15.3 ± 4.48
0
0
Pasipay (0.1 mg/kg)
112.66 ± 16.2
7.1 ± 2.5
10
50
Pasipay (0.2 mg/kg)
137.6 ± 17.8***
7 ± 1.1
20
80
Pasipay (0.4 mg/kg)
600 ± 0***
0 ± 0***
100
100

Normal saline, diazepam and Pasipay were administered i.p. 30 min before the injection of PTZ (90 mg/kg, i.p.); Values are the mean ± S.E.M. for 10 mice. *p < 0.05;*** p < 0.001, compared to saline group, Tukey-Kramer test.

Nassiri-Asl et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:26   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-26