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Boophone disticha attenuates five day repeated forced swim-induced stress and adult hippocampal neurogenesis impairment in male Balb/c mice

  • Nkosiphendule Khuthazelani Xhakaza;Pilani Nkomozepi;Ejekemi Felix Mbajiorgu
    • Anatomy and Cell Biology
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    • v.56 no.1
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    • pp.69-85
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    • 2023
  • Depression is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders and is associated with dysfunction of the neuroendocrine system and alterations in specific brain proteins. Boophone disticha (BD) is an indigenous psychoactive bulb that belongs to the Amaryllidacae family, which is widely used in Southern Africa to treat depression, with scientific evidence of potent antidepressant-like effects. The present study examined the antidepressant effects of BD and its mechanisms of action by measuring some behavioural parameters in the elevated plus maze, brain content of corticosterone, brain derived neurotropic factor (BDNF), and neuroblast differentiation in the hippocampus of Balb/c mice exposed to the five day repeated forced swim stress (5d-RFSS). Male Balb/c mice were subjected to the 5d-RFSS protocol to induce depressive-like behaviour (decreased swimming, increased floating, decreased open arm entry, decreased time spent in the open arms and decreased head dips in the elevated plus maze test) and treated with distilled water, fluoxetine and BD. BD treatment (10 mg/kg/p.o for 3 weeks) significantly attenuated the 5d-RFSS-induced behavioural abnormalities and the elevated serum corticosterone levels observed in stressed mice. Additionally, 5d-RFSS exposure significantly decreased the number of neuroblasts in the hippocampus and BDNF levels in the brain of Balb/c mice, while fluoxetine and BD treatment attenuated these changes. The antidepressant effects of BD were comparable to those of fluoxetine, but unlike fluoxetine, BD did not show any anxiogenic effects, suggesting better pharmacological functions. In conclusion, our study shows that BD exerted antidepressant-like effects in 5d-RFSS mice, mediated in part by normalizing brain corticosterone and BDNF levels.

Effects of Lycii Radicis Cortex in HPA-Axis System on the Forced Swimming Test (지골피(地骨皮)가 강제수영부하실험에서 HPA-Axis System에 미치는 영향)

  • Koo, Beom-Mo;Lee, Tae-Hee
    • Herbal Formula Science
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.215-225
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    • 2010
  • In order to investigate the antidepressant effects of Lycii Radicis Cortex on the change of HPA-Axis system, the forced swimming test was performed. The expressions of CRF and c-Fos in the PVN were measured with immunohistochemical method and the concentration of ACTH in Serum was evaluated with ELISA method. And the results obtained were as follows. Results : 1. The duration of immobility in the forced swimming test was significantly decreased in the LRC100 group and the LRC400 group(P<0.001). 2. The expressions of CRF and c-Fos were significantly reduced in the LRC100 group and the LRC400 group(P<0.001). And the concentration of ACTH in Serum were significantly reduced in the LRC 100 group(P<0.05). According to the results above mentioned, it can be considered that Lycii Radicis Cortex has antidepressant effects.

Resting Tremor during Low-dose Tricyclic Antidepressant Treatment -A case report- (저용량의 삼환계항우울제 사용 중 발생한 안정떨림 -증례보고-)

  • Lee, Young Bok;Park, Jong Taek;Jeon, Ja Youn;Lee, Kwang Ho
    • The Korean Journal of Pain
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.71-73
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    • 2007
  • Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) is a useful drug for treating neuropathic pain. However, tremors are one of the relatively frequent side effects of TCA. A female patient, who was suffering from postherpetic neuralgia, was treated with amitriptyline starting with 10 mg/day. She developed resting tremors on the second day after increasing the dose to 30 mg/day. This case highlights the need for the careful use of amitriptyline in the treatment of neuropathic pain in elderly patients.

Tricyclic Antidepressants Amitriptyline and Desipramine Induced Neurotoxicity Associated with Parkinson's Disease

  • Lee, Min-yeong;Hong, Seokheon;Kim, Nahmhee;Shin, Ki Soon;Kang, Shin Jung
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.38 no.8
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    • pp.734-740
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    • 2015
  • Recent studies report that a history of antidepressant use is strongly correlated with the occurrence of Parkinson' disease (PD). However, it remains unclear whether antidepressant use can be a causative factor for PD. In the present study, we examined whether tricyclic antidepressants amitriptyline and desipramine can induce dopaminergic cell damage, both in vitro and in vivo. We found that amitriptyline and desipramine induced mitochondria-mediated neurotoxicity and oxidative stress in SH-SY5Y cells. When injected into mice on a subchronic schedule, amitriptyline induced movement deficits in the pole test, which is known to detect nigrostriatal dysfunction. In addition, the number of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta was reduced in amitriptyline-injected mice. Our results suggest that amitriptyline and desipramine may induce PD-associated neurotoxicity.

Solar retinopathy related to antidepressant use in a patient with major depressive disorder: a case report

  • Eun-Jin Cheon
    • Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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    • v.41 no.3
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    • pp.228-232
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    • 2024
  • This case report is a unique case of solar retinopathy following antidepressant-induced mydriasis and highlights the need for comprehensive ophthalmic evaluation in patients treated with medications having mydriatic effects. A 49-year-old female patient who had received long-term antidepressant therapy presented with bilateral visual impairment after prolonged sun exposure. Fundoscopy confirmed solar retinopathy, which was attributed to drug-induced mydriasis. Medication adjustments and sun protection strategies led to full visual recovery, underscoring the importance of interdisciplinary awareness. This case emphasizes the challenges associated with the simultaneous management of psychiatric and ophthalmic conditions and highlights the need for routine ophthalmic evaluation of patients prescribed antidepressants with reported ocular side effects.

Antidepressant-like effects of Nelumbo nucifera leaves extract in chronic mild stress model (만성스트레스 모델에서 하엽추출물의 항우울 효과)

  • Kang, Min Gu;Kim, Young Hwa;Im, A Rang;Nam, Byung Soo;Chae, Sung Wook;Lee, Mi Young
    • The Korea Journal of Herbology
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.7-13
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    • 2014
  • Objectives : Chronic mild stress (CMS) model is currently recognized as a better animal model of depression. The purpose of this study was to investigate the antidepressant-like effects of the Nelumbo nucifera leave extract using CMS model. Methods : The antidepressant-like effects of Nelumbo nucifera leaves extract was determined by using animal models of depression. Male ICR mice were divided into four groups: saline-treated normal, without CMS; saline-treated stress control; CMS+ Imipramine(20mg/kg); CMS+Nelumbo nucifera leaves extract(200mg/kg). All mice except the normal group exposed an unpredicted sequence of chronic mild stressors for 5 weeks. The behavior of mice were detected by sucrose preference test, forced swim test and tail suspension test. Then concentration of corticosterone in serum was detected by enzyme immunoassay. Results : Nelumbo nucifera leaves extract administration by daily gavage from the 3rd week exhibited an antidepressant-like effect on CMS-induced depression in mice. Nelumbo nucifera leaves extract administration at dose of 200 mg/kg significantly increased the sucrose consumption, and decreased the immobility durations in forced swim test and tail suspension test. Furthermore the corticosterone level decreased than control group. Conclusions : Chronic mild stress can affect mouse behavior and corticosterone level and cause depression. The present experiments not only further confirm the antidepressant-like effects of Nelumbo nucifera leaves extract in the sucrose preference test, forced swimming test and tail suspension test, but also the improving effects of Nelumbo nucifera leaves extract on the depression-like symptoms in the CMS model. Nelumbo nucifera leaves extract has the antagonism on CMS and produce antidepressive effects.

Ketamine as a Rapid-Acting Antidepressant (케타민의 빠른 항우울효과)

  • Oh, Daeyoung
    • Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.29-30
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    • 2013
  • First-line therapy of depression is a pharmacological treatment. Many prescribed antidepressants modulate monoamine neurotransmitters including serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. Recently, Ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, has received attention and has been investigated for clinical trials and neurobiological studies. Here, I introduce ketamine as a rapid-acting antidepressant.

Antidepressant-like Effects of Schisandra chinensis Baillon Water Extract on Animal Model Induced by Chronic Mild Stress (만성스트레스로 유발된 우울증 동물모델에서 오미자 물 추출물의 항우울 효과)

  • Kang, Min Gu;Kim, Young Hwa;Im, A Rang;Nam, Byung Soo;Chae, Sung Wook;Lee, Mi Young
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.196-202
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    • 2014
  • Depression is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders and has been associated with the neuroendocrine system and alterations in behavior. Schisandra chinensis Baillon is one of major medicinal plants used as a Korea medicine and food sources, and has been processed in the fields of various food products and medicinal herbs. The chronic mild stress (CMS) protocol is widely used to evoke depressive-like behaviors in laboratory mice or rat. The CMS procedure induced some behavioral changes that are compatible with the common expectations, i.e. 'anhedonic' behavior and can affect corticosterone level. The present study, Schisandra chinensis extract administration by daily gavage from the 3 weeks exhibited an antidepressant-like effect on CMS-induced depression in mice. Schisandra chinensis extract administration at dose of 200mg/kg significantly increased the sucrose consumption, and decreased the immobility durations in forced swim test and tail suspension test. Furthermore the corticosterone level decreased than control group. In conclusion, Schisandra chinensis extract showed antidepressant-like effects on sucrose preference test, forced swimming test and tail suspension test based on CMS model.

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor(BDNF) Genetic Polymorphism and the Long-term Outcome of Antidepressant Treatment in Korean Depressive Patients (한국인 우울 장애 환자에서 Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor(BDNF)의 유전자 다형성과 항우울제의 장기 치료 반응)

  • Koo, Jae-Woo;Lee, Hwa-Young;Paik, Jong-Woo;Kang, Rhee-Hun;Lee, Min-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.162-169
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    • 2006
  • Objective : Since some studies have shown that the brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF) has an important role in the pathophysiology of depression, this study investigated the relationship between BDNF genetic polymorphism and the long-term outcome of the antidepressant treatment. Method : One hundred and eight patients with major depressive disorder were evaluated for the long-term outcome(up to 3 years) of antidepressant treatment. The severity and improvement of depression were assessed with the Clinical Global Impression(CGI) Scale. The genotypes of BDNF 196A/G polymorphism in the patients were determined using Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism(RFLP). Result : The genotypes of 128 patients were investigated and 95 patients of those have been evaluated for 3 years. No significant differences were noted comparing three-genotype groups for CGI scales at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 1 year, 2 years and 3 years. Conclusion : This result shows that BDNF polymorphism investigated in this study was not associated with the long-term outcome of the antidepressant treatment. However, further studies with another BDNF polymorphism should be needed.

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