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Behavioral study of Longmu Guizhi decoction on ADHD model rats
HE Ping,TANG Yan,YANG Ruo jun.
2014, 6 (3):
203-205.
doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-3865.2014.03.005
Objective:To investigate the effect of Longmu Guizhi decoction(LD) on locomotor activity and nonselective attention of juvenile SHR(spontaneously hypertensive rat)——a rat model of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Methods:Forty-eight SHR male were randomly divided into high-dose LD group, middle-dose LD group, methylphenidate control group and saline control group. All the SHRs were lavaged for 14 days. Locomotor activity and nonselective attention were examined by openfield test and Làt maze test respectively before and after intervention.
Results :In openfield test ,the number of square crossing and rearing after intervention of methylphenidate and decoctions in SHRs was significantly fewer than the saline group (P<0.01). The number of the above items in methylphenidate group was significantly fewer than middle-dose LD group (P<0.05). There was no difference between methylphenidate group and high-dose LD group(P>0.05).In Làt maze test, frequency of leaning against the wall after intervention of methylphenidate and decoctions in SHRs was significantly increased compared with the saline group (P<0.01), and that of high-dose LD group was significantly higher than the methylphenidate group and middledose LD group(P<0.05).
Conclusion :Longmu Guizhi decoction can reduce locomotor activity and improve non-selective attention of ADHD model rats,which presents some kind of dose-effect relationship.
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