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BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12993-015-0085-5
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Focal cerebral ischemia and reperfusion; Chronic unpredictable mild stress; Depression; Stroke
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- Natural Science Foundation [81201506]
- Medical Science Research Project of Chongqing Municipal Health Bureau [20142154]
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Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of focal cerebral ischemia and reperfusion (FCIR) surgery combined chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) to simulate the post-stroke depression (PSD) state in rats. Methods: Sprague-Dawley male rats were divided randomly into five groups: the normal, sham, FCIR, CUMS, and FCIR + CUMS (F/C) groups. Rats in the FCIR and F/C groups underwent an FCIR operation. Rats in CUMS and F/C groups were single-housed and exposed to CUMS for 4 weeks. Rats in the F/C group underwent CUMS for 4 weeks after FCIR surgery. The gain in bodyweight, the sugar consumption ratio in a sucrose preference test (SPT), and behavior, including spontaneous moves (SM), the duration of time spent in the center arena (duration), and the number of rearings (rearing) in an open field test (OFT), were evaluated. Results: Rats in the CUMS and F/C groups had a smaller gain in bodyweight (P < 0.05). The sugar consumption ratio was reduced significantly in the CUMS and F/C groups compared with the normal and FCIR groups (P < 0.05). The number of SM was significantly lower in the FCIR group compared with the normal group. SM, duration, and rearing were reduced significantly in the CUMS and F/C groups relative to the normal group. Furthermore, the number of rearings was lower in the F/C group compared with the CUMS group. Conclusion: Anhedonia, a lack of curiosity, and inactivity were observed in the F/C rats, which exhibited depressionlike symptoms after FCIR surgery.
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