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da Silva DMA, Sales ISL, Oliveira JVS, Dos Santos Júnior MA, Rebouças MDO, Valentim JT, Vale LDC, Capibaribe VCC, de Carvalho MAJ, de Aquino PEA, Macêdo DS, de Sousa FCF. Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors alleviated depressive and anxious-like behaviors in mice exposed to lipopolysaccharide: Involvement of oxidative stress and neuroinflammation. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2024; 240:173778. [PMID: 38679081 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2024.173778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Depression and anxiety disorders have their pathophysiologies linked to inflammation and oxidative stress. In this context, celecoxib (CLX) and etoricoxib (ETR) inhibit cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), an enzyme expressed by cells involved in the inflammatory process and found in the brain. Studies have been using CLX as a possible drug in the treatment of depression, although its mechanisms at the central nervous system level are not fully elucidated. In this study, the effects of CLX and ETR on behavioral, oxidative, and inflammatory changes induced by systemic exposure to Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were evaluated in adult male swiss mice. For ten days, the animals received intraperitoneal injections of LPS at 0.5 mg/kg. From the sixth to the tenth day, one hour after LPS exposure, they were treated orally with CLX (15 mg/kg), ETR (10 mg/kg), or fluoxetine (FLU) (20 mg/kg). Twenty-four hours after the last oral administration, the animals underwent evaluation of locomotor activity (open field test), predictive tests for depressive-like behavior (forced swim and tail suspension tests), and anxiolytic-like effect (elevated plus maze and hole board tests). Subsequently, the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex and striatum were dissected for the measurement of oxidative and nitrosative parameters (malondialdehyde, nitrite, and glutathione) and quantification of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β and IL-6). LPS induced depressive and anxious-like behavior, and treatment with CLX or ETR was able to reverse most of the behavioral changes. It was evidenced that nitrosative stress and the degree of lipid peroxidation induced by LPS were reduced in different brain areas after treatment with the drugs, as well as the endogenous defense system against free radicals was strengthened. CLX and ETR also significantly reduced LPS-induced cytokine levels. These data are expected to expand information on the role of inflammation in depression and anxiety and provide insights into possible mechanisms of COX-2 inhibitors in psychiatric disorders with a neurobiological basis in inflammation and oxidative stress.
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- Daniel Moreira Alves da Silva
- Drug Research and Development Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
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Wang Z, Chen L, Rong X, Wang X. Upregulation of MAOA in the hippocampus results in delayed depressive-like behaviors in burn mice. Burns 2024; 50:789-795. [PMID: 28413107 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2017.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Revised: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To observe depressive-like behavior and hippocampus monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) changes in burned mice. METHODS We tested depression and anxiety like behaviors of burn C57 mice with the sucrose preference test, forced swimming test (FST), open field test and elevated plus maze test and then detected the MAOA content and MAOA gene transcriptional levels in the hippocampus with western blot analysis and real-time quantitative PCR analysis. We then sought to reverse depressive-like behavior of burned mice with an MAOA inhibitor. RESULTS (1) Mice showed depressive and anxiety like behaviors one week after they were burned; (2) The content of MAOA in the hippocampus of burned mice was significantly higher than that in control mice (P<0.05); (3) MAOA gene transcription in the hippocampus of burned mice was significantly increased (MAOA mRNA was increased, P<0.05); (4) treatment with a MAOA inhibitor (phenelzine) significantly increased the sucrose preference rate and decreased FST immobility time in burned mice, and also decreased elevated expression of MAOA in the hippocampus of burned mice. CONCLUSION Burned mice showed "delayed" depressive-like behavior combined with a degree of anxiety; this phenomenon is likely associated with the increase in MAOA expression in the hippocampus.
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- Zhen Wang
- Key Laboratory of Psychiatric Disorders of Guangdong Province, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, 510000, People's Republic of China.
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- Pathology Department of The Second Affiliated Hospital of South China University of Technology, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, 510180, People's Republic of China.
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- Burn Department of The Second Affiliated Hospital of South China University of Technology, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, 510180, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Psychiatric Disorders of Guangdong Province, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, 510000, People's Republic of China.
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Bonokwane MB, Lekhooa M, Struwig M, Aremu AO. Antidepressant Effects of South African Plants: An Appraisal of Ethnobotanical Surveys, Ethnopharmacological and Phytochemical Studies. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:895286. [PMID: 35846999 PMCID: PMC9277359 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.895286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Globally, the search for safe and potent natural-based treatment for depression is receiving renewed interest given the numerous side-effects associated with many existing drugs. In South Africa, the use of plants to manage depression and related symptoms is fairly documented among different ethnic groups. In the current study, we reviewed existing ethnobotanical, ethnopharmacological and phytochemical studies on South African medicinal plants used to manage depression. Electronic databases were accessed for scientific literature that meets the inclusion criteria. Plants with ethnobotanical evidence were subjected to a further pharmacological review to establish the extent (if any) of their effectiveness as antidepressants. Critical assessment resulted in 20 eligible ethnobotanical records, which generated an inventory of 186 plants from 63 plant families. Due to the cultural differences observed in the definition of depression, or lack of definition in some cultures, most plants are reported to treat a wide range of atypical symptoms related to depression. Boophone disticha, Leonotis leonurus and Mentha longifolia were identified as the three most popular plants, with over eight mentions each from the ethnobotanical records. The dominant families were Asteraceae (24), Fabaceae (16), Amaryllidaceae (10), and Apocynaceae (10) which accounted for about 32% of the 186 plants. Only 27 (≈14.5%) of the plants have been screened for antidepressant activity using in vitro and in vivo models. Agapanthus campanulatus, Boophone disticha, Hypericum perforatum, Mondia whitei and Xysmalobium undulatum, represent the most studied plants. Phytochemical investigation on nine out of the 27 plants revealed 24 compounds with antidepressant-like effects. Some of these included buphanidrine and buphanamine which were isolated from the leaves of Boophone disticha, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol and cannabichromene obtained from the buds of Cannabis sativa and carnosic acid, rosmarinic acid and salvigenin from Rosmarinus officinalis, A significant portion (≈85%) of 186 plants with ethnobotanical records still require pharmacological studies to assess their potential antidepressant-like effects. This review remains a valuable reference material that may guide future ethnobotanical surveys to ensure their robustness and validity as well as database to identify promising plants to screen for pharmacology efficacy.
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- Melia Bokaeng Bonokwane
- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mmabatho, South Africa
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- Preclinical Drug Development Platform, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
- *Correspondence: Makhotso Lekhooa, ; Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu,
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mmabatho, South Africa
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- Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mmabatho, South Africa
- *Correspondence: Makhotso Lekhooa, ; Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu,
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Rosas-Sánchez GU, German-Ponciano LJ, Rodríguez-Landa JF. Considerations of Pool Dimensions in the Forced Swim Test in Predicting the Potential Antidepressant Activity of Drugs. Front Behav Neurosci 2022; 15:757348. [PMID: 35069137 PMCID: PMC8777187 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2021.757348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Gilberto Uriel Rosas-Sánchez
- Programa de Doctorado en Neuroetología, Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico
- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Juan Francisco Rodríguez-Landa
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Villas-Boas GR, Lavorato SN, Paes MM, de Carvalho PMG, Rescia VC, Cunha MS, de Magalhães-Filho MF, Ponsoni LF, de Carvalho AAV, de Lacerda RB, da S. Leite L, da S. Tavares-Henriques M, Lopes LAF, Oliveira LGR, Silva-Filho SE, da Silveira APS, Cuman RKN, de S. Silva-Comar FM, Comar JF, do A. Brasileiro L, dos Santos JN, de Freitas WR, Leão KV, da Silva JG, Klein RC, Klein MHF, da S. Ramos BH, Fernandes CKC, de L. Ribas DG, Oesterreich SA. Modulation of the Serotonergic Receptosome in the Treatment of Anxiety and Depression: A Narrative Review of the Experimental Evidence. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14020148. [PMID: 33673205 PMCID: PMC7918669 DOI: 10.3390/ph14020148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Serotonin (5-HT) receptors are found throughout central and peripheral nervous systems, mainly in brain regions involved in the neurobiology of anxiety and depression. 5-HT receptors are currently promising targets for discovering new drugs for treating disorders ranging from migraine to neuropsychiatric upsets, such as anxiety and depression. It is well described in the current literature that the brain expresses seven types of 5-HT receptors comprising eighteen distinct subtypes. In this article, we comprehensively reviewed 5-HT1-7 receptors. Of the eighteen 5-HT receptors known today, thirteen are G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and represent targets for approximately 40% of drugs used in humans. Signaling pathways related to these receptors play a crucial role in neurodevelopment and can be modulated to develop effective therapies to treat anxiety and depression. This review presents the experimental evidence of the modulation of the “serotonergic receptosome” in the treatment of anxiety and depression, as well as demonstrating state-of-the-art research related to phytochemicals and these disorders. In addition, detailed aspects of the pharmacological mechanism of action of all currently known 5-HT receptor families were reviewed. From this review, it will be possible to direct the rational design of drugs towards new therapies that involve signaling via 5-HT receptors.
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- Gustavo R. Villas-Boas
- Research Group on Development of Pharmaceutical Products (P & DProFar), Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Western Bahia, Rua Bertioga, 892, Morada Nobre II, Barreiras CEP 47810-059, BA, Brazil; (S.N.L.); (M.M.P.); (P.M.G.d.C.); (V.C.R.); (M.S.C.); (M.F.d.M.-F.); (L.F.P.); (A.A.V.d.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-(77)-3614-3152
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- Research Group on Development of Pharmaceutical Products (P & DProFar), Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Western Bahia, Rua Bertioga, 892, Morada Nobre II, Barreiras CEP 47810-059, BA, Brazil; (S.N.L.); (M.M.P.); (P.M.G.d.C.); (V.C.R.); (M.S.C.); (M.F.d.M.-F.); (L.F.P.); (A.A.V.d.C.)
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- Research Group on Development of Pharmaceutical Products (P & DProFar), Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Western Bahia, Rua Bertioga, 892, Morada Nobre II, Barreiras CEP 47810-059, BA, Brazil; (S.N.L.); (M.M.P.); (P.M.G.d.C.); (V.C.R.); (M.S.C.); (M.F.d.M.-F.); (L.F.P.); (A.A.V.d.C.)
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- Research Group on Development of Pharmaceutical Products (P & DProFar), Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Western Bahia, Rua Bertioga, 892, Morada Nobre II, Barreiras CEP 47810-059, BA, Brazil; (S.N.L.); (M.M.P.); (P.M.G.d.C.); (V.C.R.); (M.S.C.); (M.F.d.M.-F.); (L.F.P.); (A.A.V.d.C.)
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- Research Group on Development of Pharmaceutical Products (P & DProFar), Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Western Bahia, Rua Bertioga, 892, Morada Nobre II, Barreiras CEP 47810-059, BA, Brazil; (S.N.L.); (M.M.P.); (P.M.G.d.C.); (V.C.R.); (M.S.C.); (M.F.d.M.-F.); (L.F.P.); (A.A.V.d.C.)
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- Research Group on Development of Pharmaceutical Products (P & DProFar), Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Western Bahia, Rua Bertioga, 892, Morada Nobre II, Barreiras CEP 47810-059, BA, Brazil; (S.N.L.); (M.M.P.); (P.M.G.d.C.); (V.C.R.); (M.S.C.); (M.F.d.M.-F.); (L.F.P.); (A.A.V.d.C.)
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- Research Group on Development of Pharmaceutical Products (P & DProFar), Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Western Bahia, Rua Bertioga, 892, Morada Nobre II, Barreiras CEP 47810-059, BA, Brazil; (S.N.L.); (M.M.P.); (P.M.G.d.C.); (V.C.R.); (M.S.C.); (M.F.d.M.-F.); (L.F.P.); (A.A.V.d.C.)
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- Research Group on Development of Pharmaceutical Products (P & DProFar), Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Western Bahia, Rua Bertioga, 892, Morada Nobre II, Barreiras CEP 47810-059, BA, Brazil; (S.N.L.); (M.M.P.); (P.M.G.d.C.); (V.C.R.); (M.S.C.); (M.F.d.M.-F.); (L.F.P.); (A.A.V.d.C.)
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- Research Group on Development of Pharmaceutical Products (P & DProFar), Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Western Bahia, Rua Bertioga, 892, Morada Nobre II, Barreiras CEP 47810-059, BA, Brazil; (S.N.L.); (M.M.P.); (P.M.G.d.C.); (V.C.R.); (M.S.C.); (M.F.d.M.-F.); (L.F.P.); (A.A.V.d.C.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Center for Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Jardim das Américas, Caixa. postal 19031, Curitiba CEP 81531-990, PR, Brazil;
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- Collegiate Biomedicine, SulAmérica College, Rua Gláuber Rocha, 66, Jardim Paraíso, Luís Eduardo Magalhães CEP 47850-000, BA, Brazil;
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Toxins (LabTox), Graduate Program in Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry (PPGFQM), Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICB) Federal Universityof Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Avenida Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro CEP 21941-590, RJ, Brazil;
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- Teaching and Research Manager at the University Hospital—Federal University of Grande Dourados (HU/EBSERH-UFGD), Federal University of Grande Dourados, Rua Ivo Alves da Rocha, 558, Altos do Indaiá, Dourados CEP 79823-501, MS, Brazil;
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- Nucleus of Studies on Infectious Agents and Vectors (Naive), Federal University of Western Bahia, Rua Bertioga, 892, Morada Nobre II, Barreiras CEP 47810-059, BA, Brazil;
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences, Food and Nutrition College, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Avenida Costa e Silva, s/n°, Bairro Universitário, Campo Grande CEP 79070-900, MS, Brazil;
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- Faculty of Biological and Health Sciences, Unigran Capital University Center, RuaBalbina de Matos, 2121, Jarddim Universitário, Dourados CEP 79.824-900, MS, Brazil;
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, State University of Maringá, Avenida Colombo, n° 5790, Jardim Universitário, Maringá CEP 87020-900, PR, Brazil; (R.K.N.C.); (F.M.d.S.S.-C.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, State University of Maringá, Avenida Colombo, n° 5790, Jardim Universitário, Maringá CEP 87020-900, PR, Brazil; (R.K.N.C.); (F.M.d.S.S.-C.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, State Universityof Maringá, Avenida Colombo, n° 5790, Jardim Universitário, Maringá CEP 87020-900, PR, Brazil;
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- Nacional Cancer Institute (INCA), Rua Visconde de Santa Isabel, 274, Rio de Janeiro CEP 20560-121, RJ, Brazil;
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- Research Group on Biodiversity and Health (BIOSA), Center for Training in Health Sciences, Federal University of Southern Bahia, Praça Joana Angélica, 58, São José, Teixeira de Freitas CEP 45988-058, BA, Brazil;
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- Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Western Bahia, Rua Bertioga, 892, Morada Nobre II, Barreiras CEP 47810-059, BA, Brazil; (K.V.L.); (J.G.d.S.); (R.C.K.); (M.H.F.K.)
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- Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Western Bahia, Rua Bertioga, 892, Morada Nobre II, Barreiras CEP 47810-059, BA, Brazil; (K.V.L.); (J.G.d.S.); (R.C.K.); (M.H.F.K.)
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- Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Western Bahia, Rua Bertioga, 892, Morada Nobre II, Barreiras CEP 47810-059, BA, Brazil; (K.V.L.); (J.G.d.S.); (R.C.K.); (M.H.F.K.)
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- Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Western Bahia, Rua Bertioga, 892, Morada Nobre II, Barreiras CEP 47810-059, BA, Brazil; (K.V.L.); (J.G.d.S.); (R.C.K.); (M.H.F.K.)
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- Institute of the Spine and Pain Clinic, Rua Dr. Renato Gonçalves, 108, Renato Gonçalves, Barreiras CEP 47806-021, BA, Brazil;
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- University Center of Montes Belos, Av. Hermógenes Coelho s/n, Setor Universitário, São Luís de Montes Belos CEP 76100-000, GO, Brazil;
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- Gaus College and Course, Rua Severino Vieira, 60, Centro, Barreiras CEP 47800-160, BA, Brazil;
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Federal University of Grande Dourados, Dourados Rodovia Dourados, Itahum Km 12, Cidade Universitaria, Caixa postal 364, Dourados CEP 79804-970, MS, Brazil;
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Fellah F, Djenidi R, Chebout I. Protective Effect of Sphaerococcus coronopifolius Crude Extract in Combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin on Ligature-Induced Depression in Female Wistar Rats. Psychiatry Investig 2020; 17:130-139. [PMID: 32023676 PMCID: PMC7046999 DOI: 10.30773/pi.2019.0234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Immunomodulation is a therapeutic technique that modulates the balance of cytokines in the body. In this regard, our experiment was conducted to investigate the potential effect of S. coronopifolius crude extract in combination with low dose of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) on depression-like behaviors in female Wistar rats. METHODS Sciatic nerve injury was employed to induce depression and intradermal injection of 0.02 mL of BCG per rat was administered to lead an activation of innate immune system. Daily intra-peritoneal injections of 25 mg algae extract kg-1 body weight were performed for 14 continuous days. Forced Swimming (FS) and Open Field (OF) tests were conducted to assess despairing and spontaneous behaviors. At the end of the experiment, brain was removed to determine the activities of catalase (CAT) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST), whereas spleen and adrenals were used for the histopathological study. RESULTS The combined treatment exhibited antidepressant-like activity in FST by reducing immobility time, without inducing any significant change in ambulatory behavior in OFT. The histological analyses of spleen and adrenal structure showed a conserved architecture. CONCLUSION The results suggested that algae extract produce an antidepressant-like effect in combination with low dose of BCG, which is possibly trigged by its anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
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- Fahima Fellah
- Département des Sciences Biologiques, Faculté SNV-STU, Université de Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algérie.,Laboratoire de Biochimie Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia, Algérie
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia, Algérie.,Département des Sciences Agronomiques, Faculté SNV-STU, Université de Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algérie
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- Laboratoire de l'anatomie et de Cytopathologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia, Algérie
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Sartori DP, Oliveira NF, Valentim JT, Silva DMA, Mallman ASV, Oliveira ICM, Chaves RC, Capibaribe VC, Carvalho AMR, Rebouças MO, Macedo DS, Chaves Filho AJM, Fonteles MMF, Gutierrez SJC, Barbosa-Filho JM, Mottin M, Andrade CH, Sousa FCF. Involvement of monoaminergic targets in the antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like effects of the synthetic alkamide riparin IV: Elucidation of further mechanisms through pharmacological, neurochemistry and computational approaches. Behav Brain Res 2020; 383:112487. [PMID: 31987932 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 01/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Despite recent advances, current antidepressants have considerable limitations: late onset of action and the high profile of refractoriness. Biomedical research with natural products has gained growing interest in the last years, and had provide useful candidates for new antidepressants. Riparins are a group of natural alkamides obtained from Aniba riparia, which had marked neuroactive effects, mainly as antidepressant and antinociceptive agents. We made modifications of the basic structure of riparins, originating a synthetic alkamide, also known as riparin IV (RipIV). RipIV demonstrated a superior analgesic effect than its congeners and a marked antidepressant-like effect. However, the basic mechanism for the central effects of RipIV remains unknown. Here, we aimed to investigate the participation of monoaminergic neurotransmission targets in the antidepressant-like effects of RipIV. To do this, we applied a combined approach of experimental (classical pharmacology and neurochemistry) and computer-aided techniques. Our results demonstrated that RipIV presented antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like effects without modifying locomotion and motor coordination of mice. Also, RipIV increased brain monoamines and their metabolite levels. At the higher dose (100 mg/kg), RipIV increased serotonin concentrations in all studied brain areas, while at the lower one (50 mg/kg), it increased mainly dopamine and noradrenaline levels. When tested with selective receptor antagonists, RipIV antidepressant effect showed dependence of the activation of multiple targets, including D1 and D2 dopamine receptors, 5-HT2A/2, 5-HT3 receptors and α2 adrenergic receptors. Molecular docking demonstrated favorable binding conformation and affinity of RipIV to monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B), serotonin transporter (SERT), α1 receptor, D2 receptor, dopamine transporter (DAT) and at some extent GABA-A receptor. RipIV also presented a computationally predicted favorable pharmacokinetic profile. Therefore, this study demonstrated the involvement of monoaminergic targets in the mechanism of RipIV antidepressant-like action, and provide evidence of it as a promising new antidepressant.
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- Danusio Pinheiro Sartori
- Drug Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; LabMol - Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiais, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Odontology and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Laboratory Chemistry of Bioactive Natural and Synthetic Products, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
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- Pharmaceutical Technology Laboratory, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- LabMol - Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiais, Brazil
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- LabMol - Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiais, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
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Capibaribe VCC, Vasconcelos Mallmann AS, Lopes IS, Oliveira ICM, de Oliveira NF, Chaves RDC, Fernandes ML, de Araujo MA, da Silva DMA, Valentim JT, Maia Chaves Filho AJ, Macêdo DS, de Vasconcelos SMM, de Carvalho AMR, de Sousa FCF. Thymol reverses depression-like behaviour and upregulates hippocampal BDNF levels in chronic corticosterone-induced depression model in female mice. J Pharm Pharmacol 2019; 71:1774-1783. [DOI: 10.1111/jphp.13162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
Based on this, the central therapeutic effects of thymol were verified in the neurotrophic pathway.
Methods
Female swiss mice were divided into four groups: control, corticosterone (Cort), thymol (Cort + thymol) and fluvoxamine (Cort + Flu). The administration of corticosterone was used to induce depressive symptoms for 23 days. After the treatment, the animals were exposed the behavioural tests, such as forced swimming test, tail suspension test, sucrose preference test, light/dark test, social interaction test, Y-maze test, plus-maze test and hole-board test. The hippocampus was also removed, and BDNF was measured by ELISA and Western blot.
Key findings
As a result, thymol and fluvoxamine were able to reverse the depressive symptoms, as well as to improve the anxious frame. The anhedonic and short-term memory was restored with the treatment. In the neurochemical tests, both thymol and fluvoxamine restored BDNF levels, improving the depressive condition.
Conclusions
This work opens up new investigations aiming at the use of this molecule as a therapeutic alternative for treating depression disorders.
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- Drug Research and Development Center—NPDM, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center—NPDM, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Drug Research and Development Center—NPDM, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Wu ZH, Zhang QJ, Du CX, Xi Y, Li WJ, Guo FY, Yu SQ, Yang YX, Liu J. Prelimbic α1-adrenoceptors are involved in the regulation of depressive-like behaviors in the hemiparkinsonian rats. Brain Res Bull 2017; 134:99-108. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2017] [Revised: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Wang Z, Chen L, Zhang L, Wang X. Paradoxical sleep deprivation modulates depressive-like behaviors by regulating the MAOA levels in the amygdala and hippocampus. Brain Res 2017; 1664:17-24. [PMID: 28365314 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2017.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Paradoxical sleep is closely associated with depression, and brain monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) plays an important role in depression. However, the precise relationship between sleep and depression and the role of MAOA in this process remains unknown. Therefore, we established a paradoxical sleep deprivation model using the "multiple small platforms over water" protocol. Mice deprived of paradoxical sleep for 3days showed no depressive-like behaviors; however, mice deprived of paradoxical sleep deprivation for 5days (P5d) showed decreased locomotive activity in the first 3days after P5d. Additionally, the P5d mice showed depressive-like behaviors one week after P5d, with a longer immobility time and a decreased sucrose preference rate. In addition, the levels of the MAOA protein and mRNA in the amygdala and hippocampus significantly increased. Furthermore, the immobility time and sucrose preference rate of P5d mice recovered when the mice were injected with phenelzine. The P5d mice displayed depressive-like behaviors, which were likely modulated by the MAOA levels in the amygdala and hippocampus.
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- Zhen Wang
- Key Laboratory of Psychiatric Disorders of Guangdong Province, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province 510000, People's Republic of China.
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- Pathology Department of The Second Affiliated Hospital of South China University of Technology, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province 510180, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Psychiatric Disorders of Guangdong Province, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province 510000, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Psychiatric Disorders of Guangdong Province, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province 510000, People's Republic of China.
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Antidepressant-like effect of pramipexole in an inflammatory model of depression. Behav Brain Res 2016; 320:365-373. [PMID: 27825895 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Pramipexole (PPX), a dopamine D2/3 receptor preferring agonist, is currently in use for the treatment of Parkinson's disease symptoms and restless legs syndrome. Recently, anti-inflammatory properties of PPX have been shown in an autoimmune model of multiple sclerosis, and case reports indicate PPX ameliorates depressive symptoms. Since peripheral inflammation is known to induce depression-like behavior in rodents, we assessed the potential antidepressant effect of PPX in an inflammatory model of depression induced by LPS. Repeated (daily for 7days, 1mg/kg, i.p.), but not acute (1h before LPS) treatment with PPX abolished the depression-like behavior induced by LPS (0.1mg/kg, i.p.) in the forced swim test, and the anhedonic behavior in the splash test. Interestingly, PPX per se decreased interleukin 1β levels and reversed LPS-induced increase in its content in mice hippocampus⋅ Repeated PPX treatment also prevented the increase in hippocampal levels of the 3-nitrotyrosine protein adducts induced by LPS. Haloperidol (0.2mg/kg, i.p.) and sulpiride (50mg/kg, i.p.) were unable to prevent the antidepressant-like effect of PPX in LPS-treated mice. Altogether, these results suggest that the observed antidepressant-like effect of PPX in LPS-treated mice may be dependent on its anti-inflammatory properties and may not be related to dopamine D2 receptor activation.
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Involvement of monoaminergic systems in anxiolytic and antidepressive activities of the standardized extract of Cocos nucifera L. J Nat Med 2016; 71:227-237. [DOI: 10.1007/s11418-016-1053-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Antidepressant, antioxidant and neurotrophic properties of the standardized extract of Cocos nucifera husk fiber in mice. J Nat Med 2016; 70:510-21. [DOI: 10.1007/s11418-016-0970-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Pytka K, Podkowa K, Rapacz A, Podkowa A, Żmudzka E, Olczyk A, Sapa J, Filipek B. The role of serotonergic, adrenergic and dopaminergic receptors in antidepressant-like effect. Pharmacol Rep 2015; 68:263-74. [PMID: 26922526 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2015.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Revised: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Depression is a serious global illness, becoming more and more common in developed countries. Because of specific symptoms it is considered as a leading cause of disability all over the world with a high death factor due to suicides. There are many antidepressants used in the therapy, but still more than 30% of patients do not respond to the treatment. The heterogeneous nature of the illness and its complex, unclear aetiology may be responsible for these difficulties. Next to the main monoaminergic hypothesis of depression there are also many other approaches connected with the pathophysiology of the disease, including hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation, dopaminergic, cholinergic, glutamatergic or GABA-ergic neurotransmission. Nevertheless, it can be unambiguously stated that serotonergic, noradrenergic and dopaminergic systems are precisely connected with pathogenesis of depression, and should be therefore considered as valuable targets in patients' treatment. Bearing that in mind, this review presents the role of serotonergic, adrenergic and dopaminergic receptors in antidepressant-like effect.
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- Karolina Pytka
- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
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- Department of Neurobiology, Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Automatic Control, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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Álvarez-Suárez P, Banqueri M, Vilella M, Méndez M, Arias JL. The effect of recording interval length on behavioral assessment using the forced swimming test. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rips.2015.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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