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The effects of Garum Armoricum (R) (GA) on elevated-plus maze and conditioned light extinction tests in rats

Authors :
Messaoudi, Michael
Lalonde, Robert
Nejdi, Amine
Bisson, Jean-François
Rozan, Pascale
Javelot, Hervé
Schroeder, Henri
ETAP Applied Technology
Partenaires INRAE
Université de Montréal (UdeM)
Etablissement Public de Santé Alsace Nord
Unité de Recherches Animal et Fonctionnalités des Produits Animaux (URAFPA)
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Lorraine (UL)
ProdInra, Migration
Source :
Current Topics in Nutraceuticals Research, Current Topics in Nutraceuticals Research, 2008, 6 (1), pp.41-45
Publication Year :
2008
Publisher :
HAL CCSD, 2008.

Abstract

International audience; Garum Armoricum ®(GA), a compound rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, free amino acids, small peptides, vitamins and minerals was evaluated on two fear-related assays in rats. GA and diazepam (DZP) increased entries into open arms relative to placebo, as well as percentage of open arm entries in the elevated plus-maze test. In a similar fashion, all drugged groups spent more time inside the open arms and less time inside the enclosed arms. After a two-day period of conditioned avoidance learning of an aversive bright light, GA and vehicle groups successfully discriminated the active from the inactive lever. On the initial day of acquisition, GA and piracetam (PIR) groups achieved successful discrimination though the control group did not. These results indicate that GA may have anxiolytic-like effects without causing learning deficiencies. These psychotropic properties of GA may be due to the synergistic action of its active constituents.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15407535
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Current Topics in Nutraceuticals Research, Current Topics in Nutraceuticals Research, 2008, 6 (1), pp.41-45
Accession number :
edsair.dedup.wf.001..67a61baa1bb9e65203b31e3bf83ccaed