LI Cheng-fu, CHEN Xue-mei, CHEN Shao-mei, et al. Extracts from Improve Behaviors and Hippocampal BDNF in Mice Exposed to Chronic Mild Unpredictable Stress[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2014, 20(19): 151-155.
LI Cheng-fu, CHEN Xue-mei, CHEN Shao-mei, et al. Extracts from Improve Behaviors and Hippocampal BDNF in Mice Exposed to Chronic Mild Unpredictable Stress[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2014, 20(19): 151-155. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2014190151.
Objective: To investigate the antidepressant-like activity of extracts from Pericarpium citri
and its mechanism related to brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in mice exposed to chronic mild unpredictable stress (CUMS). Method: Male ICR mice were randomly divided into 6 groups:control group
CUMS group(20 mg·kg-1)
fluoxetine group and P. citri groups (100
200
400 mg·kg-1). The treatment groups
except control group
were exposed to CUMS for 8 weeks and administrated for 4 weeks. Sucrose preference test
novelty suppressed feeding test and forced swimming test were used to evaluate the antidepressant-like effect of extracts from P. citri. BDNF expressions were measured by qPCR and ELISA. Result: CUMS induced reduction of sucrose preference
increase of latency to feed and immobility time
decrease of hippocampal BDNF expressions. Compared with CUMS mice
extracts of P. citri significantly increased sucrose preference
decreased latency to feed and immobility time. In addition
P. citri elevated the expression of BDNF in hippocampus. Conclusion: Our results suggest that extracts from P. citri exhibit antidepressant-like activity
which may be mediated by elevation of hippocampal BDNF.