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JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS
Volume 101, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2023.105411
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Polygonum sibiricum polysaccharides; Depression; HPA axis; Neuroinflammation; Gut microbiota; Short -chain fatty acids
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This study found that Polygonum sibiricum polysaccharides (PSP) significantly reversed depression-like behavior induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS). PSP also regulated neurotransmitter levels, reduced neuroinflammation, and normalized gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acid levels. These findings suggest the potential of PSP in preventing and treating depression.
Polygonum sibiricum polysaccharides (PSP) are one of the main active components of Polygonatum sibiricum. The present study was performed to deeply explore the antidepressant-like effects of PSP on the chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS)-induced depression and underlying mechanisms. PSP markedly reversed the depression-like behavior and significantly increased the levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine and norepinephrine, decreased the levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines in the hippocampus and the corticosterone and adrenocorticotropic-hormone in the serum of CUMS-induced mice. Gut microbiota dysbiosis focusing on Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes and changes of SCFAs especially for butyrate, propionate and acetate were remarkably reversed by PSP. These findings indicated that the antidepressant-like effects of PSP were related to inhibit the HPA axis hyperactivation, normalize the neurotransmitter levels, suppress the neuroinflammation, regulate the composition of gut microbiota and the levels of SCFAs. The current study provides a new insight into the potential of PSP in prevention and treatment of depression.
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