ArticleBiometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine2021
Effects of quercetin on the alterations of serum elements in chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depressed rats.
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- Therapeutic potential of quercetin in depressive symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Evidence and Characteristics of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Coronary Heart Disease Patients With Anxiety or Depression: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Pooled it
- The quercetin-serotonin transporter (SERT) connection: a new hope for depression therapy?Psychopharmacology · 2026Review
- Exploring the potential of polyphenols in major depression: from molecular function to clinical therapy.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Untargeted metabolomics revealed that quercetin improves rat renal metabolic disorders induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Article
- Polyphenols: A top-down approach to nutrition and depression.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Quercetin as a Therapeutic Option in a Rat Model of Aluminum Chloride- and D-Galactose-Induced Neurodegeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- The Role of Quercetin, a Flavonoid in the Management of Pathogenesis Through Regulation of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Biological Activities.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Enhancing the Antidepressant Efficacy of Quercetin via Brain-Targeted Lipid Nanocarriers: Fabrication, Characterization, and Evaluation.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Article
- Quercetin Alleviates Perimenopausal Depression Induced by Ovariectomy Combined with Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress Through Regulating Serum Elements and Inhibiting Ferroptosis in Prefrontal Cortex of Rats.Biological trace element research · 2024Article
- Quercetin alleviates chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depression-like behavior by inhibiting NMDAR1 with α2δ-1 in rats.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Article
- Recent Advances in Potential Health Benefits of Quercetin.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Neuroprotective Potentials of Flavonoids: Experimental Studies and Mechanisms of Action.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Neuroprotective Effects of Polyphenols-Polyphenols as an Element of Diet Therapy in Depressive Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Insights into the potential benefits of triphala polyphenols toward the promotion of resilience against stress-induced depression and cognitive impairment.Current research in food science · 2023Review
- Antidepressant Potential of Quercetin and itsFrontiers in pharmacology · 2022Review
- Therapeutic application of quercetin in aging-related diseases: SIRT1 as a potential mechanism.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Depression is a common and serious psychiatric disorder, but current conventional antidepressants have limited efficacy and significant side effects. Thus, better antidepressants are urgently needed. This study aimed to investigate the antidepressant-like effects and potential mechanism of quercetin by evaluating the changes of serum elements in chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) rats. Based on the results of the sucrose preference test (SPT), 96 rats were randomly assigned to six groups: control, different dosages of quercetin (10 and 50 mg/kg·bw, respectively), depressed, and different dosages quercetin plus depressed groups. After 8 weeks of CUMS modeling, rat serum was collected. Fifteen elements in serum were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and related enzyme indicators, antioxidant indicators, and inflammatory cytokines were detected to further explore the potential mechanism. Besides, the accuracy and precision of the method were evaluated. The results showed that the levels of iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and calcium (Ca) in serum significantly increased (p ≤ 0.001), while the levels of magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn), selenium (Se), and cobalt (Co) significantly decreased (p ≤ 0.001) in depressed group compared with the control group. The levels of the remaining eight elements did not change significantly. When high-dose quercetin was administered to depressed rats, the levels of the above seven elements significantly restored (p ≤ 0.001). This study suggests that quercetin (50 mg/kg·bw) has a regulatory effect on serum elements in CUMS rats, which may be mediated by reducing oxidative stress, inhibiting inflammation, and regulating a variety of neurotransmitter systems.
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