Treatment with Ferulic acid (FA) potently inhibits FGF1-induced neovascularization. It is found that intragastric administration of Ferulic acid markedly inhibits tumor volume and tumor weight, as compare to the counterparts treated with DMSO. Furthermore, Ferulic acid treatment is well tolerated, and there is no significant difference in weight between the vehicle group and the FA-treated groups. Ferulic acid (0.01, 0.1, 1 or 10 mg/kg) given by oral route decreases significantly the immobility time in the forced swimming test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST), whereas produces no effect in the open-field test. Results demonstrate that the administration of Ferulic acid (0.001 mg/kg, p.o.) boosts the antidepressant-like effect of fluoxetine (5 mg/kg, p.o.) in the TST.
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