Apocynum venetum Leaf Extract Exerts Antidepressant-Like Effects and Inhibits Hippocampal and Cortical Apoptosis of Rats Exposed to Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress
Joint Authors
Zhang, Zhen-Nian
Wu, Ting
Li, Xiangting
Li, Tingting
Cai, Min
Yu, Zhonghai
Zhang, Jingsi
Zhang, Wen
Xiang, Jun
Cai, Ding-Fang
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We investigated the effects of Apocynum venetum leaf extract (AVLE) on depressive behaviors and neuronal apoptosis in a chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) rat model of depression.
Rats were randomly divided into six groups: control, chronic unpredictable mild stress, fluoxetine, AVLE30, AVLE60, and AVLE120.
Except for the control group, all rats were submitted to chronic unpredictable mild stress paradigms for four weeks to induce depressive behavior.
Neuronal apoptosis was assessed by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase- (TDT-) mediated dUTP-biotin nick end-labeling (TUNEL) method.
The expression levels of apoptosis-related proteins, such as B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), Bcl-2 Associated X Protein (Bax), cysteine-aspartic acid protease-3 and protease-9 (caspase-3 and caspase-9), cytochrome c (cyt-C), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and cAMP-response element binding (CREB) protein, were evaluated by western blot.
Treatment with AVLE (60 or 120 mg/kg/day) significantly improved depressive behavior.
Increased apoptosis of hippocampus and cortical neurons were observed in CUMS rats, while 120 mg/kg/day of AVLE significantly reversed these changes and achieved the best antidepressant-like effects among the doses tested.
Moreover, AVLE (120 mg/kg) significantly increased Bcl-2, BDNF, and CREB protein expression and decreased Bax, cyt-C, and caspase family protein expression.
Our results indicate that AVLE has potent antidepressant activity, likely due to its ability to suppress neuronal apoptosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wu, Ting& Li, Xiangting& Li, Tingting& Cai, Min& Yu, Zhonghai& Zhang, Jingsi…[et al.]. 2018. Apocynum venetum Leaf Extract Exerts Antidepressant-Like Effects and Inhibits Hippocampal and Cortical Apoptosis of Rats Exposed to Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wu, Ting…[et al.]. Apocynum venetum Leaf Extract Exerts Antidepressant-Like Effects and Inhibits Hippocampal and Cortical Apoptosis of Rats Exposed to Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Wu, Ting& Li, Xiangting& Li, Tingting& Cai, Min& Yu, Zhonghai& Zhang, Jingsi…[et al.]. Apocynum venetum Leaf Extract Exerts Antidepressant-Like Effects and Inhibits Hippocampal and Cortical Apoptosis of Rats Exposed to Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1155681