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Title: An Insight into the Anxiolytic and Antidepressant-Like Proprieties of Carum carvi L. and Their Association with Its Antioxidant Activity
Authors: Es-safi, Imane $Other$Other
Mechchate, Hamza $Other$Other
Amaghnouje, Amal$Other$Other
Jawhari, Fatima Zahra $Other$Other
Al Kamaly, Omkulthom Mohamed $Other$Other
Imtara, Hamada$AAUP$Palestinian
Grafov, Andriy $Other$Other
Bari, Amina $Other$Other
Bousta, Dalila$Other$Other
Keywords: antidepressant-like
anxiolytic
antioxidant
Carum carvi L.
polyphenols
tail suspension test
light-dark chamber test
forced swim test
open field test
DPPH test
FRAP test
Issue Date: 5-Mar-2021
Publisher: Life
Abstract: Depression and anxiety are widespread illnesses whose consequences on patients’ social and professional lives are becoming ever more dangerous and severe. The study’s objective is to explore the antidepressant-like and anxiolytic activity of the polyphenolic extract of Carum carvi L. as well as its antioxidant power as they were recently associated. The predictive antidepressant activity was evaluated using the forced swimming and tail suspension test in mice, a preclinical behavioral model widely used to determine the efficacy of antidepressant drugs. As for anxiolytic like activity, two models were used, namely the light/dark chamber test to measure the animal’s degree of anxiety and the open field test to evaluate both anxiolytic and locomotor activity. The tests results indicate a remarkable antidepressant and anxiolytic-like effect after oral administration of the polyphenolic fraction of C. carvi and interesting antioxidant property. In the extract it has been confirmed the presence of 6 molecules belonging to polyphenols, identified with HPLC analysis. This study confirms and encourages the traditional use of the extract and appeals to further studies to understand its action mechanism.
URI: http://repository.aaup.edu/jspui/handle/123456789/1433
ISSN: 20751729
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