Effects of Chaenomeles maulei Fruit Juice on Reserpine-induced Behavioral Changes in Rats

The fruit juice from. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of. The experimental design included a total of 50 animals, divided in the following groups: control, R, R+CMFJ2.5, R+CMFJ5, and R+CMFJ10. All groups except the control received a single intraperitoneal injection of reserpine while the Control group was injected with the vehicle. CMFJ was applied through an orogastric cannula at 0, 19, and 23 hours after reserpine injection at doses of 2.5 ml/kg, 5 ml/kg, and 10 ml/kg to groups R+CMFJ2.5, R+CMFJ5, and R+CMFJ10, respectively. The groups control and R received distilled water (10 ml/kg) at the same time points. The open field test (OFT) and the forced swim test (FST) were carried out. In the OFT, crossings and rearings were recorded as a measure of locomotor activity. In the FST, the immobility time served as a measure of depressive-like behavior. In the OFT, the number of crossings of rats were significantly reduced (p