Effects of Green Brazilian Propolis Alcohol Extract on Nociceptive Pain Models in Rats
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Experimental Animals
2.2. Animal Models of Pain
2.2.1. Thermal Hyperalgesia (Infrared) Test
2.2.2. Formalin Test
2.2.3. Abdominal Writhing test
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Inhibitory Effect of Propolis on Thermal Stimuli-Induced Nociception in the Infrared Test
3.2. Inhibitory Effects of Propolis on Formalin-Induced Inflammatory Nociception
3.3. Inhibitory Effect of Propolis on Acetic Acid-Induced Writhing Response
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
6. Limitation
7. Data Availability
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Al-Hariri, M.T.; Abualait, T.S. Effects of Green Brazilian Propolis Alcohol Extract on Nociceptive Pain Models in Rats. Plants 2020, 9, 1102. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091102
Al-Hariri MT, Abualait TS. Effects of Green Brazilian Propolis Alcohol Extract on Nociceptive Pain Models in Rats. Plants. 2020; 9(9):1102. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091102
Chicago/Turabian StyleAl-Hariri, Mohammed T., and Turki S. Abualait. 2020. "Effects of Green Brazilian Propolis Alcohol Extract on Nociceptive Pain Models in Rats" Plants 9, no. 9: 1102. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091102