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NEUROCHEMICAL RESEARCH
Volume 44, Issue 5, Pages 1182-1191Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-019-02761-0
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Coenzyme Q(10) (CoQ(10)); Behavioral assessment; Depression; High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); Brain; Mice
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- deputy of research of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences [A-12-769-26]
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Coenzyme Q(10) (CoQ(10)) is a natural compound, is involved in the mitochondrial electron transfer chain (ETC) and plays an important pattern in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. Amelioration of ATP is related to abnormalities in cognitive function and psychiatric diseases. Previous studies have shown that depression is accompanied by the induction of inflammatory and oxidative stress pathways and amelioration of antioxidant status. In a recent study, we investigated the beneficial effects of CoQ(10) on behavioral dysfunction and CoQ(10) level in the rat brain. Therefore, intracerebroventricular (ICV) infusion of a single dose of streptozotocin (STZ, 0.2mg/mouse) was used in adult male mice to induce depression. The behavioral data revealed a significant difference between the depression and control groups regarding the forced swim test (FST) and splash test results at 24h following STZ treatment. Also, the validated and accurate high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique showed decreased CoQ(10) level in the brain samples of the STZ group, compared to the controls. Our findings revealed that behavioral abnormalities due to STZ target mitochondria and affect energy metabolism and hemostasis, resulting in the initiation of oxidative damage in the brain. Besides, 4-week administration of CoQ(10) could reverse the depressive like behavior and bioenergetic effects of STZ in the treated groups.
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