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Article: Free and Easy Wanderer Plus (FEWP), a polyherbal preparation, ameliorates PTSD-like behavior and cognitive impairments in stressed rats

TitleFree and Easy Wanderer Plus (FEWP), a polyherbal preparation, ameliorates PTSD-like behavior and cognitive impairments in stressed rats
Authors
KeywordsElevated plus-maze test
Enhanced single prolonged stress
Herbal medicines
Morris water maze test
Open field test
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Issue Date2009
PublisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/pnpbp
Citation
Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry, 2009, v. 33 n. 8, p. 1458-1463 How to Cite?
AbstractFree and Easy Wanderer Plus (FEWP) is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine that has been shown to be effective in treating various mood disorders. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether FEWP could ameliorate stress-associated behavior in rats. Following the exposure to enhanced single prolonged stress (ESPS) paradigm, consisting of 2-hr constraint, 20-min forced swimming, ether-induced loss of consciousness, and an electric foot shock, animals were administered orally with FEWP (2.5, 5, or 10 mg/kg daily) or vehicle for 2 weeks. Animals were then tested in the open field, elevated plus-maze, and Morris water maze. ESPS exposure resulted in pronounced anxiety-like behavior, without impairing locomotor activity, as indicated by significant decreases of time spent and number of entries into open arms in the elevated plus-maze test, and unaltered distance traveled in the open field test compared to unexposed animals. ESPS-exposed animals also displayed marked cognitive impairments, with significant increases of distance traveled and the escape latency to the underwater platform, and a striking decrease of time spent in the target quadrant with and without the removal of the platform in the water maze test. However, repeated treatment with FEWP, particularly at higher doses, reversed the aforementioned behavioral values in the elevated plus-maze and water maze tests to the levels similar to unexposed animals. These results indicate that FEWP possesses anxiolytic and cognition-improving effects and may be an effective herbal preparation for the treatment of stress-associated conditions, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/179454
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dc.contributor.authorWang, HNen_US
dc.contributor.authorPeng, Yen_US
dc.contributor.authorTan, QRen_US
dc.contributor.authorWang, HHen_US
dc.contributor.authorChen, YCen_US
dc.contributor.authorZhang, RGen_US
dc.contributor.authorWang, ZZen_US
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Len_US
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Yen_US
dc.contributor.authorZhang, ZJen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-19T09:56:43Z-
dc.date.available2012-12-19T09:56:43Z-
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.identifier.citationProgress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry, 2009, v. 33 n. 8, p. 1458-1463en_US
dc.identifier.issn0278-5846en_US
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dc.description.abstractFree and Easy Wanderer Plus (FEWP) is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine that has been shown to be effective in treating various mood disorders. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether FEWP could ameliorate stress-associated behavior in rats. Following the exposure to enhanced single prolonged stress (ESPS) paradigm, consisting of 2-hr constraint, 20-min forced swimming, ether-induced loss of consciousness, and an electric foot shock, animals were administered orally with FEWP (2.5, 5, or 10 mg/kg daily) or vehicle for 2 weeks. Animals were then tested in the open field, elevated plus-maze, and Morris water maze. ESPS exposure resulted in pronounced anxiety-like behavior, without impairing locomotor activity, as indicated by significant decreases of time spent and number of entries into open arms in the elevated plus-maze test, and unaltered distance traveled in the open field test compared to unexposed animals. ESPS-exposed animals also displayed marked cognitive impairments, with significant increases of distance traveled and the escape latency to the underwater platform, and a striking decrease of time spent in the target quadrant with and without the removal of the platform in the water maze test. However, repeated treatment with FEWP, particularly at higher doses, reversed the aforementioned behavioral values in the elevated plus-maze and water maze tests to the levels similar to unexposed animals. These results indicate that FEWP possesses anxiolytic and cognition-improving effects and may be an effective herbal preparation for the treatment of stress-associated conditions, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/pnpbpen_US
dc.relation.ispartofProgress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatryen_US
dc.rightsProgress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry. Copyright © Elsevier Inc.-
dc.subjectElevated plus-maze test-
dc.subjectEnhanced single prolonged stress-
dc.subjectHerbal medicines-
dc.subjectMorris water maze test-
dc.subjectOpen field test-
dc.subjectPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-
dc.subject.meshAnalysis Of Varianceen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshAnti-Anxiety Agents - Pharmacology - Therapeutic Useen_US
dc.subject.meshBehavior, Animal - Drug Effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshCognition Disorders - Drug Therapy - Etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshDisease Models, Animalen_US
dc.subject.meshDose-Response Relationship, Drugen_US
dc.subject.meshDrugs, Chinese Herbal - Pharmacology - Therapeutic Useen_US
dc.subject.meshExploratory Behavior - Drug Effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMaze Learning - Drug Effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshRandom Allocationen_US
dc.subject.meshRatsen_US
dc.subject.meshRats, Sprague-Dawleyen_US
dc.subject.meshSpatial Behavior - Drug Effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshStress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - Drug Therapy - Etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshStress, Psychological - Complicationsen_US
dc.titleFree and Easy Wanderer Plus (FEWP), a polyherbal preparation, ameliorates PTSD-like behavior and cognitive impairments in stressed ratsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.07.031en_US
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