Research Article

Huanglian-Wendan Decoction Inhibits NF-κB/NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in Liver and Brain of Rats Exposed to Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress

Table 5

Effects of Huanglian-Wendan decoction on sucrose solution consumption in CUMS rats.

GroupsDuration (week)
024681012

Non-CUMS + vehicle19.1 ± 0.920.0 ± 0.620.7 ± 0.821.1 ± 1.122.5 ± 0.822.5 ± 0.622.9 ± 0.5
CUMS + vehicle19.1 ± 1.215.8 ± 0.8###16.0 ± 0.6###15.1 ± 0.6###15.4 ± 0.5###15.0 ± 0.7###15.0 ± 0.7###
Huanglian-Wendan decoction (5690 mg/kg)19.1 ± 0.914.3 ± 0.8###14.4 ± 0.6###14.7 ± 0.8###19.4 ± 1.120.2 ± 1.421.0 ± 1.3
Huanglian-Wendan decoction (11,380 mg/kg)18.6 ± 0.815.4 ± 0.8###14.6 ± 0.6###14.5 ± 0.5###17.8 ± 1.218.6 ± 1.220.1 ± 1.0
Fluoxetine (10 mg/kg)19.2 ± 0.814.5 ± 0.5###15.0 ± 0.4###14.7 ± 0.5###20.2 ± 0.321.6 ± 0.521.8 ± 0.7

All data were expressed as (). compared with the non-CUMS group; and compared with the CUMS group.