Individuals high in alexithymia use high-risk sport to regulate their anxiety. Given the conceptual similarities between arduous sports and extreme endurance running, we investigated relationship anxiolytic effects of running. We measured marathon ultramarathon runners ( n = 35) on alexithymia, pre- postrace Bootstrapped regression analyses using MEMORE revealed that moderated anxiety such ther...

Introduction: Dracocephalum polychaetum bornum is exclusively found in a limited geographical area in the Kerman province It is used by the local people for treatment of abdominal pain, meteorism and musculoskeletal pain. No study has been performed on the effects of D. polychaetum bornum, so the aim of this work was to assess the role of the extract and essential oil of this plant on pain a...

objective: the nucleus accumbens (nac) receive histaminergic neurons from tuberomammillary nuclei. there are reports indicating that central histamine systems are involved in many physiological behavioral processes, including anxiety. the aim of the present study was to assess whether the histaminergic system of the nac is involved in anxiety-related behaviors. methods:   rats   were   anesthet...

This study investigated the effects of repeatedly administration of an aqueous fraction of Paullinia cupana Kunth, Sapindaceae (guaraná) seeds (8 mg/ kg) on rats submitted to the elevated T-maze, model of generalized anxiety and panic disorders. The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor paroxetine (3 mg/kg), was used as a positive control. To evaluate possible neurotransmissions involvement, i...

The aim of the work is to study effect anxiolytic fabomotizole (15 mg/kg, i.v.) on atrial depolarization in acute phase myocardial infarction using method synchronous multichannel cardioelectrochronotopography. Synchronous cardioelectrochronotopography was used sequence epicardium outbred rats during caused by ligation anterior branch left coronary artery with simultaneous administration σ1-rec...

BACKGROUND Compound Valeriana jatamansi Jones is a formula for treating anxiety-related diseases in the clinic, which is composed of Valeriana jatamansi Rhizoma et Radix, Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, Albiziae Cortex and Junci Medulla. The purpose of this study was to explore the anxiolytic properties of this compound in mice. METHODS Male ICR mice were treated with compound Valerianae Jatamansi Jo...

BACKGROUND Valerian is commonly used for the treatment of insomnia and anxiety. Valerian extracts allosterically modulate GABA-A receptors and induced an anxiolytic activity. This activity is closely related to valerenic acid. In the present experiments it was investigated whether acetoxy valerenic acid may interfere with the anxiolytic action of valerenic acid. METHODS Situational anxiety wa...

Cannabidiol (CBD), the main non-psychotomimetic component of the plant Cannabis sativa, exerts therapeutically promising effects on human mental health such as inhibition of psychosis, anxiety and depression. However, the mechanistic bases of CBD action are unclear. Here we investigate the potential involvement of hippocampal neurogenesis in the anxiolytic effect of CBD in mice subjected to 14 ...

Lithium not only has a mood-stabilizing effect but also the augmentation effect of an antidepressant, the mechanism of which remains unclear. Although lithium may augment the effect of mirtazapine, this augmentation has not been confirmed. Using a contextual fear conditioning test in rats, an animal model of anxiety or fear, we examined the effect of subchronic lithium carbonate (in diet) in co...

Fatty acids (C6-C18) found in human amniotic fluid, colostrum, and maternal milk reduce behavioral indicators of experimental anxiety in adult Wistar rats. Unknown, however, is whether the anxiolytic-like effects of fatty acids provide a natural mechanism against anxiety in young offspring. The present study assessed the anxiolytic-like effect of a mixture of lauric acid, myristic acid, palmiti...