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ArticleNutrients2022

Ganoderma Lucidum Triterpenoids Improve Maternal Separation-Induced Anxiety- and Depression-like Behaviors in Mice by Mitigating Inflammation in the Periphery and Brain.

Xue Mi, Gui-Rong Zeng, Jie-Qing Liu, Zhou-Song Luo, Ling Zhang, Xiao-Man Dai, Wen-Ting Fang, Jing Zhang, Xiao-Chun Chen

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Article in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xue MiFujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7855-3030
Gui-Rong ZengFujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5641-7364
Jie-Qing LiuSchool of Medicine, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou 362021, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6907-8872
Zhou-Song LuoFujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5510-7724
Ling ZhangSchool of Medicine, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou 362021, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6584-9254
Xiao-Man DaiFujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.
Wen-Ting FangFujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1104-9101
Jing ZhangFujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4037-9855
Xiao-Chun ChenFujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2665-4155
Fujian Medical University · CNHuaqiao University · CN

Funding

Joint Fund for Science and Technology Innovation of Fujian No.2018Y9057Joint Fund for Science and Technology Innovation of Fujian No.2021J02044National Natural Science Foundation of China No.81671352National Natural Science Foundation of China No.81871068National Natural Science Foundation of China No.82001428
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although early life stress (ELS) can increase susceptibility to adulthood psychiatric disorders and produce a greater inflammatory response in a stressful event, targeted preventive and therapeutic drugs still remain scarce. Ganoderma lucidum triterpenoids (GLTs) can exert anti-inflammatory effects in the periphery and central nervous systems. This study employed a combined model of "childhood maternal separation + adulthood sub-stress" to explore whether GLTs may alleviate anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in male and female mice by mitigating inflammation. Male and female pups were separated from their mothers for four hours per day from postnatal day 1 (PND 1) to PND 21; starting from PND 56, GLTs were administered intraperitoneally once daily for three weeks and followed by three days of sub-stress. Results showed that maternal separation increased the anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in both male and female mice, which disappeared after the preemptive GLTs treatment (40 mg/kg) before adulthood sub-stress. Maternal separation up-regulated the pro-inflammatory markers in the periphery and brain, and activated microglia in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus. All the abnormalities were reversed by GLTs administration, with no adverse effects on immune organ indices, liver, and renal function. Our findings suggest that GLTs can be a promising candidate in treating ELS-induced psychiatric disorders.

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ReishiTriterpenesAdultAnimalsAnxietyBrainChildDepressionFemaleHumansInflammationMaleMaternal DeprivationMiceStress, PsychologicalTriterpenesanxietydepressionGanoderma lucidum triterpenoidsinflammatory responsematernal separation

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