Animal models of major depression: drawbacks and challenges

B Planchez, A Surget, C Belzung - Journal of Neural Transmission, 2019 - Springer
Major depression is a leading contributor to the global burden of disease. This situation is
mainly related to the chronicity and/or recurrence of the disorder, and to poor response to …

Inflaming sex differences in mood disorders

JR Rainville, GE Hodes - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2019 - nature.com
Men and women often experience different symptoms or rates of occurrence for a variety of
mood disorders. Many of the symptoms of mood disorders overlap with autoimmune …

Quercetin Alleviates LPS-Induced Depression-Like Behavior in Rats via Regulating BDNF-Related Imbalance of Copine 6 and TREM1/2 in the Hippocampus and …

K Fang, HR Li, XX Chen, XR Gao, LL Huang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Quercetin is a polyphenol with multiple biological activities, and results of our preliminary
study showed that it could shorten the immobility time of mice in the forced swimming test …

[HTML][HTML] cAMP/PKA-CREB-BDNF signaling pathway in hippocampus mediates cyclooxygenase 2-induced learning/memory deficits of rats subjected to chronic …

Y Luo, S Kuang, H Li, D Ran, J Yang - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To investigate the mechanism of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) in learning and memory
impairments in rats subjected to chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS), meloxicam was …

Visceral inflammation and immune activation stress the brain

P Holzer, A Farzi, AM Hassan, G Zenz, A Jačan… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Stress refers to a dynamic process in which the homeostasis of an organism is challenged,
the outcome depending on the type, severity, and duration of stressors involved, the stress …

Natural health products, dietary minerals and over-the-counter medications as add-on therapies to antidepressants in the treatment of major depressive disorder: a …

P Dome, L Tombor, J Lazary, X Gonda, Z Rihmer - Brain Research Bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Given the moderate efficacy of the currently available antidepressants (ADs) in the treatment
of major depressive disorder (MDD), the identification of agents that are both able to …

[HTML][HTML] Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduce suicidal ideation and depression

S Lehrer, PH Rheinstein - Discovery medicine, 2019 - discoverymedicine.com
Background. Neuroinflammation has been implicated in depression. Nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been found effective in treating animal models of …

Prostaglandin-dependent modulation of dopaminergic neurotransmission elicits inflammation-induced aversion in mice

M Fritz, AM Klawonn, A Nilsson… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Systemic inflammation causes malaise and general feelings of discomfort. This fundamental
aspect of the sickness response reduces the quality of life for people suffering from chronic …

Nitric oxide: antidepressant mechanisms and inflammation

M Ghasemi - Advances in Pharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Millions of individuals worldwide suffers from mood disorders, especially major depressive
disorder (MDD), which has a high rate of disease burden in society. Although targeting the …

Plant natural product puerarin ameliorates depressive behaviors and chronic pain in mice with spared nerve injury (SNI)

J Zhao, D Luo, Z Liang, L Lao, J Rong - Molecular neurobiology, 2017 - Springer
Simultaneous relief of the pain from body and brain remains an ongoing challenge. The aim
of the present study was to clarify whether plant-derived isoflavone puerarin could …