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ArticleMetabolic brain disease2016

The effects of fisetin on lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive-like behavior in mice.

Xuefeng Yu, Xi Jiang, Xiangming Zhang, Ziwei Chen, Lexing Xu, Lei Chen, Guokang Wang, Jianchun Pan

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Article in Metabolic brain disease, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xuefeng YuDepartment of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Zhejiang Province, 315000, China. yuxuefeng0527@126.com.
Xi JiangZhejiang University Mingzhou Hospital, Zhejiang Province, 315000, China.
Xiangming ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Ningbo Medical Treatment Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, 315000, China.
Ziwei ChenDepartment of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Zhejiang Province, 315000, China.
Lexing XuDepartment of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Zhejiang Province, 315000, China.
Lei ChenDepartment of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Zhejiang Province, 315000, China.
Guokang WangDepartment of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Zhejiang Province, 315000, China.
Jianchun PanBrain Institute, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, China. wenzhoupan2003@163.com.
Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College · CNNingbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital · CNWenzhou Medical University · CNZhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Major depressive disorder (MDD) involves a series of pathological changes including the inflammation and increased cytokine levels. Fisetin, a natural flavonoid, has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, and also has been shown in our previous studies to exert anti-depressant-like properties. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of fisetin on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced depressive-like behavior and inflammation in mice. The results suggested that the immobility time in the forced swimming test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST) were increased at 6 h, 12 h and 24 h after LPS injection (0.83 mg/kg). However, only the group of 24 h treatment did not show any effect on locomotion counts. Pretreatment with fisetin at doses of 20, 40 and 80 mg/kg (p.o.) for 7 days reversed LPS-induced alterations of the immobility time in both of these two tests. Further neurochemical assays suggested that pretreatment with fisetin reversed LPS-induced overexpression of pro-inflammatory cytokine (IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α) in the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Moreover, higher dose of fisetin effectively antagonized iNOS mRNA expression and nitrite levels via the modulation of NF-κB in the hippocampus and PFC. Taken together, fisetin may be an effective therapeutic agent for LPS-induced depressive-like behaviors, which is due to its anti-inflammatory property.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBrainDepressionDose-Response Relationship, DrugFlavonoidsFlavonolsHindlimb SuspensionInflammation MediatorsLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred ICRMotor ActivityNitric Oxide Synthase Type IISwimmingAnti-Inflammatory AgentsfisetinFlavonoidsFlavonolsInflammation MediatorsLipopolysaccharidesNitric Oxide Synthase Type IINos2 protein, mouseantidepressantFisetininflammationNF-κB

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