Table 2 Effect of daily caffeine treatment (30 mg/kg) on the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AchE) (μmol SH/g/min) and Na, k, ATPase (μmol Pi/min/g) in the cortex and hippocampus of rat model of depression induced by reserpine

Cortex

AchE

3.307^a ± 0.772 (6)

7.080^b ± 0.546 (6)

5.495^b ± 0.031 (6)

Na, K, ATPase

0.181^a ± 0.010 (6)

0.249^b ± 0.021 (6)

0.174^a ± 0.010 (6)

Hippocampus

AchE

6.047^a ± 1.588 (6)

11.084^b ± 1.390 (7)

9.18^c ± 0.505 (6)

Na, K, ATPase

0.523^a ± 0.024 (6)

0.680^b ± 0.081 (6)

0.493^a ± 0.019 (7)