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UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Volume 120, Issue 4, Pages 241-248Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/03009734.2015.1060281
Keywords
Depression; indoleamine 2; 3-dioxygenase; ketamine; kynurenine; tryptophan
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81271216]
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Objectives. Active inflammatory responses play an important role in the pathogenesis of depression. We hypothesized that the rapid antidepressant effect of ketamine is associated with the down-regulation of pro-inflammatory mediators.Methods. Forty-eight rats were equally randomized into six groups (a control and five chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) groups) and given either saline or 10 mg/kg ketamine, respectively. The forced swimming test was performed, and the hippocampus was subsequently harvested for the determination of levels of interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, tumour necrosis factor- (TNF-), indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), kynurenine (KYN), and tryptophan (TRP).Results. CUMS induced depression-like behaviours and up-regulated the hippocampal levels of IL-1, IL-6, TNF-, IDO, and the KYN/TRP ratio, which were attenuated by a sub-anaesthetic dose of ketamine.Conclusion. CUMS-induced depression-like behaviours are associated with a reduction in hippocampal inflammatory mediators, whereas ketamine's antidepressant effect is associated with a down-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the rat hippocampus.
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