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Herba Rhodiolae alleviates depression via the BDNF/TrkB-GSK-3β signaling pathway

BACKGROUND: Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders worldwide. Many antidepressant drugs are only effective for specific patients and their long-term use can lead to treatment resistance. There is an ongoing need for more effective antidepressant treatments. METHODS: The rats were...

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Autores principales: Gao, Lili, Wu, Chenghan, Liao, Yuansheng, Zhang, Sheng, Zhao, Jian
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Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8756224/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35071452
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm-21-5849
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author Gao, Lili
Wu, Chenghan
Liao, Yuansheng
Zhang, Sheng
Zhao, Jian
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Wu, Chenghan
Liao, Yuansheng
Zhang, Sheng
Zhao, Jian
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description BACKGROUND: Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders worldwide. Many antidepressant drugs are only effective for specific patients and their long-term use can lead to treatment resistance. There is an ongoing need for more effective antidepressant treatments. METHODS: The rats were exposed to chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) to induce depression model. The glutamate level in the hippocampus was determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Protein levels in the tissues were measured using western blotting. The fluid consumption test was performed to evaluate potential anhedonia. Open field test was conducted to evaluate locomotor activity. Forced swimming test was used to evaluate susceptibility to negative mood. RESULTS: In the present study, the depressive-like behaviors induced by CUMS were alleviated in rats by treatments with Herba Rhodiolae (0.04 g/kg, 1 mL), venlafaxine (0.035 g/kg, 1 mL), and combination of Herba Rhodiolae and glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK-3β) inhibitor (10 µM, 1 mL). Among these treatments, the combination of Herba Rhodiolae and GSK-3β inhibitor was most effective. Abnormalities in the glutamate system and autophagy of the brain were decreased greatly in Herba Rhodiolae and GSK-3β inhibitor-treated CUMS rats. Herba Rhodiolae was more effective in promoting the brain derived neurotrophic factor/tropomyosin receptor kinase B (BDNF/TrkB) signaling. The expression of GSK-3β was remarkably suppressed by the GSK-3β inhibitor. CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicated that the combined effects of Herba Rhodiolae and GSK-3β inhibitor contributed to the activation of BDNF/TrkB-GSK-3β signaling pathway.
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spelling pubmed-87562242022-01-21 Herba Rhodiolae alleviates depression via the BDNF/TrkB-GSK-3β signaling pathway Gao, Lili Wu, Chenghan Liao, Yuansheng Zhang, Sheng Zhao, Jian Ann Transl Med Original Article BACKGROUND: Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders worldwide. Many antidepressant drugs are only effective for specific patients and their long-term use can lead to treatment resistance. There is an ongoing need for more effective antidepressant treatments. METHODS: The rats were exposed to chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) to induce depression model. The glutamate level in the hippocampus was determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Protein levels in the tissues were measured using western blotting. The fluid consumption test was performed to evaluate potential anhedonia. Open field test was conducted to evaluate locomotor activity. Forced swimming test was used to evaluate susceptibility to negative mood. RESULTS: In the present study, the depressive-like behaviors induced by CUMS were alleviated in rats by treatments with Herba Rhodiolae (0.04 g/kg, 1 mL), venlafaxine (0.035 g/kg, 1 mL), and combination of Herba Rhodiolae and glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK-3β) inhibitor (10 µM, 1 mL). Among these treatments, the combination of Herba Rhodiolae and GSK-3β inhibitor was most effective. Abnormalities in the glutamate system and autophagy of the brain were decreased greatly in Herba Rhodiolae and GSK-3β inhibitor-treated CUMS rats. Herba Rhodiolae was more effective in promoting the brain derived neurotrophic factor/tropomyosin receptor kinase B (BDNF/TrkB) signaling. The expression of GSK-3β was remarkably suppressed by the GSK-3β inhibitor. CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicated that the combined effects of Herba Rhodiolae and GSK-3β inhibitor contributed to the activation of BDNF/TrkB-GSK-3β signaling pathway. AME Publishing Company 2021-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8756224/ /pubmed/35071452 http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm-21-5849 Text en 2021 Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Open Access Statement: This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits the non-commercial replication and distribution of the article with the strict proviso that no changes or edits are made and the original work is properly cited (including links to both the formal publication through the relevant DOI and the license). See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) .
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Gao, Lili
Wu, Chenghan
Liao, Yuansheng
Zhang, Sheng
Zhao, Jian
Herba Rhodiolae alleviates depression via the BDNF/TrkB-GSK-3β signaling pathway
title Herba Rhodiolae alleviates depression via the BDNF/TrkB-GSK-3β signaling pathway
title_full Herba Rhodiolae alleviates depression via the BDNF/TrkB-GSK-3β signaling pathway
title_fullStr Herba Rhodiolae alleviates depression via the BDNF/TrkB-GSK-3β signaling pathway
title_full_unstemmed Herba Rhodiolae alleviates depression via the BDNF/TrkB-GSK-3β signaling pathway
title_short Herba Rhodiolae alleviates depression via the BDNF/TrkB-GSK-3β signaling pathway
title_sort herba rhodiolae alleviates depression via the bdnf/trkb-gsk-3β signaling pathway
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8756224/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35071452
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm-21-5849
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