Research Article

Evaluation of Analgesic Activity of Papaver libanoticum Extract in Mice: Involvement of Opioids Receptors

Table 2

Analgesic effect of different doses of PLE by hot plate method in mice.

TreatmentReaction time (sec, mean ± SEM)
0 hrs0.5 hrs1 hr1.5 hrs2 hrs3 hrs4 hrs6 hrs8 hrs24 hrs

Control9.4 ± 0.549.64 ± 0.919.82 ± 0.6810.04 ± 0.4210 ± 0.79.5 ± 0.6510.44 ± 0.9310.66 ± 0.6510.2 ± 0.289.15 ± 0.35
PLE 12.5 mg/kg8.6 ± 0.758.23 ± 0.659.67 ± 110.13 ± 0.649.87 ± 1.5310.87 ± 2.1410.1 ± 1.5110.8 ± 1.9110.77 ± 1.969.57 ± 1.1
PLE 25 mg/kg9.32 ± 0.869.84 ± 1.0411.22 ± 1.3611.24 ± 1.212.50 ± 1.1213.5 ± 0.5612.92 ± 0.7712.22 ± 0.6211.5 ± 0.4210.55 ± 0.21
PLE 50 mg/kg8.53 ± 0.7711.52 ± 1.6413.28 ± 1.0214.65 ± 0.8215.85 ± 2.0316.32 ± 1.3715.72 ± 1.4514.5 ± 1.2612.55 ± 1.0610.55 ± 0.64
PLE 75 mg/kg8.63 ± 0.611.33 ± 1.7213.23 ± 0.6715.67 ± 0.3116.87 ± 2.118.07 ± 1.9216.8 ± 215.47 ± 1.2113.83 ± 1.1611 ± 0.2
PLE 100 mg/kg9.82 ± 0.9512.84 ± 1.7914.76 ± 2.3816.76 ± 2.0918.4 ± 1.2920.2 ± 2.3118.08 ± 1.0416.18 ± 1.8714.7 ± 0.7112.8 ± 0.57
PLE 150 mg/kg8.83 ± 112.27 ± 1.9214.77 ± 1.4417.2 ± 2.3520.27 ± 2.7721.3 ± 3.1118.87 ± 1.8616.7 ± 0.4415.83 ± 0.3513.33 ± 0.61
PLE 200 mg/kg9.88 ± 0.7513.37 ± 2.4615.53 ± 1.0420.03 ± 3.5922.85 ± 4.424 ± 4.4121.78 ± 3.917.68 ± 1.0115.9 ± 0.9914.15 ± 1.06
Morphine (5 mg/kg)9.72 ± 0.6824.05 ± 2.6724.03 ± 2.422.08 ± 1.4420.7 ± 2.6918.15 ± 1.1414 ± 2.3913.8 ± 1.0810.8 ± 0.289.4 ± 0.28

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