Antidepressant activity of crocin, saffron main component, has been established before. Based on previous study, it is suggested that elevation in the levels of BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), CREB (cAMP response element binding) and VGF neuropeptide could be considered as one probable molecular mechanisms involved in antidepressant activity of long term crocin administration in the r...

Although in bipolar patients the main therapeutic indication of atypical antipsychotics is the management of acute mania, several observations suggest that these agents may exert antidepressant as well as anti-manic effects. The main goal of the present work was to evaluate the putative antidepressant effect of chronic olanzapine (Ola) (0.02-0.1 or 0.5 mg/kg.d), in comparison to haloperidol (Ha...

Ursolic acid, a constituent from Rosmarinus officinalis, is a triterpenoid compound which has been extensively known for its anticancer and antioxidant properties. In the present study, we investigated the antidepressant-like effect of ursolic acid isolated from this plant in two predictive tests of antidepressant property, the tail suspension test (TST) and the forced swimming test (FST) in mi...

An emerging hypothesis regarding the mechanisms underlying antidepressant pharmacotherapy suggests that these agents benefit depressed patients by reversing negative emotional processing biases (Harmer, 2008). Neuropsychological indices and functional neuroimaging measures of the amygdala response show that antidepressant drugs shift implicit and explicit processing biases away from the negativ...

Objective: The goal of this study is to find out how Fragaria Ananassa (strawberries) affects serotonin levels and mouse immobility duration during the different tests performed in mice evaluate antidepressant effects FragariaAnanassa. Methods: Antidepressant compared with Standard drugs by performing a Forced Swim Test Tail Suspension on albino mice. was administered two distinct groups animal...

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) often causes human depression, whereas depression-induced low immunity makes the patients susceptible to gastrointestinal infection. Blueberry possesses antidepressant properties which may improve autoimmunity and reduce gastrointestinal infection. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) performs antidepressant function and can be regulated by miR-155, which ma...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether placebo-controlled randomized clinical trials of antidepressant medications with pregnant participants are ethically justified. DATA SOURCES We searched PUBMED, PsychINFO, and Cochrane databases for articles related to the ethical justification of randomized placebo-controlled trials involving pregnant women and for all research articles for the treatment of dep...

Antidepressant drugs such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) specifically increase serotonin (5-HT) levels in the synaptic cleft and are widely used to treat mood and anxiety disorders. There are 14 established subtypes of 5-HT receptors in rodents, each of which has regionally different expression patterns. Many preclinical studies have suggested that the hippocampus, which con...

Methanol extract of dried leaves of Momordica charantia Linn ( Cucurbitaceae ) was investigated for anxiolytic, antidepressant and anti-inflammatory activities in animal models. Anxiolytic activity of methanol extract of dried leaves of Momordica charantia Linn was tested by elevated plus maze test and the results showed a significant anxiolytic effect comparable, with diazepam in all the t...

With the aim of obtaining information about drug-drug interaction (DDI) between acetaminophen and some of antidepressant drugs (fluoxetine, sertraline and nortriptyline), in the present work we studied the electrochemical oxidation of acetaminophen (paracetamol) in the presence of these drugs by means of cyclic voltammetry and Controlled-potential coulometry. The reaction between N-acetyl-p-ben...