Table 3

Effect of naloxone on the anticonvulsant activity of Pasipay in PTZ-induced convulsion in mice

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

Normal saline (10 ml/kg)
51.83 ± 64
12 ± 1.80
0
Naloxone (5 mg/kg)
10.66 ± 0.66
49.6 ± 4.34
0
Pasipay (0.4 mg/kg)
600 ± 0***
0 ± 0***
100
Pasipay+ Naloxone
125.4 ± 2.87***
8.81 ± 2.64
40

Normal saline and Pasipay were administered (i.p.) 30 min before the injection of PTZ (90 mg/kg, i.p.); Naloxone was administered 35 min before the injection of PTZ (90 mg/kg, i.p.); Values are the mean ± S.E.M. for 10 mice; *** 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