Research Article

Nanonaringenin and Vitamin E Ameliorate Some Behavioral, Biochemical, and Brain Tissue Alterations Induced by Nicotine in Rats

Table 1

Effect of treatments on locomotor and exploratory behavior of rats (in the open field test).

Locomotor and anxiety like behaviorsExploratory behaviors
No. of peripheral square crossesRearing (frequency)Freezing duration (sec)No. of central square crossesCentral square time (sec)
15 days30 days15 days30 days15 days30 days15 days30 days15 days30 days

Control67.4 ± 2.79 ac38.2 ± 9.65a12.0 ± 1.58a8.4 ± 2.07a61.8 ± 6.49a119 ± 44.22a2.4 ± 1.34a1.8 ± 0.45a3.0 ± 2.1a1.6 ± 0.89a
N27.2 ± 5.63b16.8 ± 3.96b16.8 ± 3.3b2.4 ± 1.14b28.6 ± 3.21b103.2 ± 16.16a1.4 ± 0.55a1.4 ± 0.55a2.4 ± 1.1a2.4 ± 0.86a
NNG74.4 ± 4.7a36.4 ± 2.7a9.8 ± 0.84 ad8.52 ± 1.41a139.6 ± 8.26c114.6 ± 12.68a2.8 ± 1.92a1.2 ± 0.84a4.0 ± 1.2 ab1.0 ± 1.0a
N + NNG39.2 ± 9.5 bd30.8 ± 4.76a6.6 ± 0.89 cd3.2 ± 2.17b111 ± 23.01c122 ± 28.64a6.6 ± 2.88b5.2 ± 1.8b7.6 ± 1.52b7.2 ± 1.9b
N + E46.4 ± 19.8 cb16.0 ± 4.69b5.4 ± 1.14c2.0 ± 1.58b119 ± 18.84c138 ± 28.64a2.4 ± 2.70a1.4 ± 0.55a3.0 ± 1.58a1.6 ± 0.89a
N + NNG + E50.4 ± 15.6 cd37.2 ± 7.56a6.8 ± 1.3 cd10.0 ± 1.23a236 ± 23.02d130 ± 30.82a4.8 ± 0.45 ab1.6 ± 1.52a7.4 ± 3.36b1.8 ± 0.84a