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Phytother Res
January 2025
Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Siena, Polo Universitario San Miniato, Siena, Italy.
Drugs generally used in major depressive disorder are considered inappropriate for the more common milder forms. The efficacy of saffron extracts has been demonstrated in mild to moderate depression and in preclinical models of depression. However, evidence of saffron activity on reduced hedonic responsiveness and motivational anhedonia is limited.
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July 2024
School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
Insomnia is the second most prevalent mental illness worldwide. Periostracum cicadae (PC), as an animal traditional Chinese medicine with rich pharmacological effects, has been documented as a treatment for children's night cries, and later extended to treat insomnia. This study aimed to investigate the effects of PC extract and N-acetyldopamine compounds in ameliorating insomnia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMol Psychiatry
February 2025
Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular and Chemical Genetic, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, PR China.
Depressive symptoms, such as anhedonia, decreased social interaction, and lack of motivation, implicate brain reward systems in the pathophysiology of depression. Exposure to chronic stress impairs the function of brain reward circuits and is well-known to be involved in the etiology of depression. A transcriptomic analysis found that stress alters the expression of Rasd2 in mice prefrontal cortex (PFC).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProg Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry
August 2024
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3G5. Electronic address:
DARPP-32 (dopamine and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein Mr. 32 kDa) is a phosphoprotein that is modulated by multiple receptors integrating intracellular pathways and playing roles in various physiological functions. It is regulated by dopaminergic receptors through the cAMP/protein kinase A (PKA) pathway, which modulates the phosphorylation of threonine 34 (Thr34).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Parkinsons Dis
July 2024
Department of Neurological Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Background: The serotonin (5-HT) system can manipulate the processing of exogenous L-DOPA in the DA-denervated striatum, resulting in the modulation of L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia (LID).
Objective: To characterize the effects of the serotonin precursor 5-hydroxy-tryptophan (5-HTP) or the serotonin transporter (SERT) inhibitor, Citalopram on L-DOPA-induced behavior, neurochemical signals, and underlying protein expressions in an animal model of Parkinson's disease.
Methods: MitoPark (MP) mice at 20 weeks of age, subjected to a 14-day administration of L-DOPA/Carbidopa, displayed dyskinesia, referred to as LID.
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