The effects of Nigella sativa on sickness behavior induced by lipopolysaccharide in male Wistar rats

• Main Authors: Fatemeh Norouzi (Author), Azam Abareshi (Author), Akbar Anaeigoudari (Author), Mohammad Naser Shafei (Author), Zahra Gholamnezhad (Author), Mohsen Saeedjalali (Author), Reza Mohebati (Author), Mahmoud Hosseini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Neuroimmune factors contribute on the pathogenesis of sickness behaviors. Nigella sativa (NS) has anti-inflammatory, anti-anxiety and anti-depressive effects. In the present study, the effect of NS hydro-alcoholic extract on sickness behavior induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was invest...