| Evidence for the involvement of the monoaminergic system, but not the opioid system in the antidepressant-like activity of ellagic acid in mice. | |
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PMID: 22387858 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Dietary flavonoids possess a multiplicity of neuroprotective actions in various central nervous pathophysiological conditions including depression. Ellagic acid is a polyphenolic compound that occurs in plants such as raspberries, nuts and eucalyptus species. The present study was designed to investigate the antidepressant-like effect of ellagic acid in mice using forced swimming test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST). The involvement of the monoaminergic and opioid systems in the antidepressant-like activity of ellagic acid was also studied. Our results showed that ellagic acid when administered acutely or chronically to mice (25, 50 and 100mg/kg, p.o.), produced a significant reduction in the duration of immobility, with a profile comparable to that of fluoxetine (20mg/kg, p.o.). However, ellagic acid treatment had no effect on the locomotor activity of mice when tested in actophotometer. The reduction in immobility time observed with ellagic acid treatment (50mg/kg, p.o.) was prevented by pretreatment with p-chlorophenylalanine (100mg/kg, i.p., a serotonin synthesis inhibitor), pindolol (10mg/kg, i.p., a β-adrenoceptors blocker/5HT(1A/1B) receptor antagonist), ketanserin (5mg/kg, i.p., a 5HT(2A/2B) receptor antagonist), ondansetron (1mg/kg, i.p., a 5HT(3) receptor antagonist), prazosin (1mg/kg, i.p., an α(1)-adrenoceptor antagonist) and yohimbine (1mg/kg, i.p., an α(2)-adrenoceptor antagonist), but not with naloxone (1mg/kg, i.p., an opioid receptor antagonist). Our results suggest that ellagic acid produced an antidepressant-like effect which was unrelated to its locomotor activity. Furthermore, this anti-immobility effect seems most likely to be mediated through an interaction with the monoaminergic system (serotonergic and noradrenergic systems) and not through the opioid system. |
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Chandrashekaran Girish; Vishnu Raj; Jayasree Arya; Sadasivam Balakrishnan |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-24 |
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Title: European journal of pharmacology Volume: - ISSN: 1879-0712 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-3-5 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254354 Medline TA: Eur J Pharmacol Country: - |
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Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier B.V. |
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