ArticleBehavioural brain research2014
Antidepressant effects of resveratrol in an animal model of depression.
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- Resveratrol and Depression in Animal Models: A Systematic Review of the Biological Mechanisms.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Pooled it
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- Novel Insights into Dietary Bioactive Compounds and Major Depressive Disorders: Evidence from Animal Studies and Future Perspectives.The Journal of nutrition · 2025Review
- Resveratrol reverses cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) juice-induced motor impairment in the Wistar rat.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
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- Combining Network Pharmacology and Transcriptomic Strategies to Explore the Pharmacological Mechanism of Total Ginsenoside Ginseng Root and Its Impact on Antidepressant Effects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Nutritional Modulation of the Gut-Brain Axis: A Comprehensive Review of Dietary Interventions in Depression and Anxiety Management.Metabolites · 2024Review
- Validation of Wistar-Kyoto rats kept in solitary housing as an animal model for depression using voxel-based morphometry.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Exploring the Roles of Vitamins C and D and Etifoxine in Combination with Citalopram in Depression/Anxiety Model: A Focus on ICAM-1, SIRT1 and Nitric Oxide.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Antidepressant and Neuroprotective Effects of 3-Hydroxy Paroxetine, an Analog of Paroxetine in Rats.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2023Article
- Activation of SIRT-1 Signalling in the Prevention of Bipolar Disorder and Related Neurocomplications: Target Activators and Influences on Neurological Dysfunctions.Neurotoxicity research · 2022Review
- Characterization of antidepressant activity ofAmerican journal of translational research · 2022Article
- Mouse Model of Weak Depression Exhibiting Suppressed cAMP Signaling in the Amygdala, Lower Lipid Catabolism in Liver, and Correlated Gut Microbiota.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
- The Role of Natural Products in Treatment of Depressive Disorder.Current neuropharmacology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Resveratrol (3,4',5-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) is a natural non-flavonoid polyphenol antioxidant extracted from red grapes in the processing of wine. Initially it was studied for its potential as anticancer drug, and later was found to reduce cardiovascular disease. More recently resveratrol was shown to alleviate depressive-like symptoms induced by stress or other means in mice and rats. The major purpose of this study was to investigate whether resveratrol would manifest an antidepressant effect in Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats, a putative and non-induced animal model of depression, and whether this effect might be associated with an increase in hippocampal and frontal cortical brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein implicated in chronic effects of many antidepressants. Adult male WKY rats were injected with two doses of resveratrol (10 and 40 mg/kg, i.p.) and their behavior in the open field locomotor activity (LMA), forced swim test (FST: a measure of helplessness), and sucrose preference test (SPT: a measure of anhedonia) was evaluated after a single acute injection or following 7 days of daily treatment. Both acute and chronic administration of resveratrol resulted in a dose-dependent decrease in FST. However, only chronic resveratrol resulted in dose-dependent increase in sucrose consumption. LMA was not affected by any treatment. Parallel to the observed behavioral effects the level of hippocampal, but not frontal cortical, BDNF was also dose-dependently elevated after chronic resveratrol administration. These findings indicate an antidepressant-like effect of resveratrol in an animal model of depression possibly via activation of hippocampal BDNF, and suggest therapeutic potential of resveratrol in at least a subpopulation of depressed patients.
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