JIN Ming, CAI Zhen-zhen, HAN Jun-yan, et al. Expression of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-regulating Factor in Hippocampus of Depressive Rats and Intervention of -Asarone[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2017, 23(8): 124-129.
JIN Ming, CAI Zhen-zhen, HAN Jun-yan, et al. Expression of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-regulating Factor in Hippocampus of Depressive Rats and Intervention of -Asarone[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2017, 23(8): 124-129. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2017080124.
Objective: To study the expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress regulators in hippocampus of depressive rats and the intervention effect of β-asarone. Method: Totally 100 SD rats were randomly divided into five groups:the normal control group
the model group
the fluoxetine group (10 mg·kg-1)
the β-asarone low-dose group (25 mg·kg-1) and the high-dose group (50 mg·kg-1)
with 20 in each one. The depression model was established by CUMS. On the 8th day after modeling
rats in fluoxetine group and β-asarone group were treated with fluoxetine or β-asarone once daily through intragastric administration for 21 days (10 mg·kg-1·d-1 for the fluoxetine group
25 mg·kg-1·d-1 for the β-asarone low-dose group
50 mg·kg-1·d-1 for the β-asarone high-dose group). The open field test was carried out to assess the CUMS model and rats' ethological changes on the 0th and 29th day; The changes of nissl bodies in hippocampus neurons were observed by Nissl staining; The mRNA expressions of protein kinase R sample endoplasmic reticulum kinase(PERK)
CCAAT/EBP homologous protein(CHOP)
calprotectin(CRT) were tested by Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR; The protein expressions of PERK
CHOP and CRT were detected by Western blot. Result: After CUMS for 28 days
scores of horizontal motion and vertical motion in model group were obviously lower than control group (P<0.05)
whereas those in β-asarone low-dose group
β-asarone high-dose group
fluoxetine group were higher model group (P<0.05). Nissl staining results showed that the color of neurons in control group became light
with less nissl bodies; β-asarone low-dose group
β-asarone high-dose group show more normal hippocampus neurons
with more Nissl bodies than model group. Compared with the model group
mRNA expressions of PERK
CHOP and CRT were up-regulated significantly in the model group
compared with control group (P<0.05); whereas those were down-regulated in β-asarone low dose group
β-asarone high dose group and fluoxetine group compared with the model group (P <0.05). Compared with the model group
protein expressions of PERK
CHOP and CRT were up-regulated significantly in the model group (P<0.05); whereas those were down-regulated in fluoxetine group
β-asarone low dose group
β-asarone high dose group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The antidepressant effect of β-asarone may be correlated with the regulation of endoplasmic reticulum functions.