ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013
Xiangshao Granule Exerts Antidepressive Effects in a Depression Mouse Model by Ameliorating Deficits in Hippocampal BDNF and TrkB.
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- Involvement of Normalized Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Expression in the Hippocampi in Antidepressant-Like Effects of Xiaoyaosan on Chronically Stressed Mice.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2017Article
- JIEYUANSHEN DECOCTION EXERTS ANTIDEPRESSANT EFFECTS ON DEPRESSIVE RAT MODEL VIA REGULATING HPA AXIS AND THE LEVEL OF AMINO ACIDS NEUROTRANSMITTER.African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM · 2017Article
- The Antidepressant Effect of Angelica sinensis Extracts on Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress-Induced Depression Is Mediated via the Upregulation of the BDNF Signaling Pathway in Rats.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2016Article
- Xiao Yao San Improves Depressive-Like Behavior in Rats through Modulation of β-Arrestin 2-Mediated Pathways in Hippocampus.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014Article
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Abstract
This study explores the therapeutic effects of Xiangshao granules in a mouse depression model and examines the potential molecular mechanisms involved. After 21 consecutive days of chronic stress challenge, all mice were divided into three groups: control group, depression group, and Xiangshao granule treatment group. On the 22nd day, rats in the Xiangshao granule treatment group received Xiangshao granules via gastrogavage for 3 consecutive weeks. Depression group mice showed a significant reduction of crossings (P < 0.01) but not rearings (P < 0.05). Serum CRH, CORT, and ACTH levels were significantly increased in depression mice compared with control (P < 0.05) and the expression levels of hippocampal BDNF and TrkB were reduced in the model group (P < 0.05). However, Xiangshao granule treatment remarkably rescued the decrease in the body weight (P < 0.05), increased crossings in the open field test (P < 0.05), upregulated the expression of hippocampal BDNF and TrkB expression, and reduced the serum CRH, CORT, and ACTH concentrations compared with the depression group (P < 0.05). Collectively, these results demonstrated that Xiangshao granule could effectively induce antidepressive effects in the depression mouse model by ameliorating the expression of hippocampal BDNF and TrkB.
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