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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL NEUROANATOMY
Volume 130, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2023.102270
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AOVO; Neuroinflammation; Depression; CUMS; TLR4
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This study aimed to investigate the antidepressant effect and underlying mechanism of Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. volatile oil (AOVO) in mice subjected to chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS). The results showed that AOVO improved depressive behaviors and reduced neuroinflammation by suppressing the TLR4-mediated MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway.
This study aimed to explore the antidepressant effect and underlying mechanism of the Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. volatile oil (AOVO) in mice exposed to chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS). C57BL/6 mice were grouped and administered with different dosages of AOVO (0.25, 0.50, 1.00, or 2.00 mL/kg body weight, i.g.), TAK242 (a TLR4 inhibitor, 0.75 mg/kg body weight, i.p.), or TAK242 (0.75 mg/kg body weight, i.p.) + AOVO (0.50 mL/kg body weight, i.g.) for 21 days. Depression-like symptoms in the mice were then evaluated through their body weight gain (BW), the open field test (OFT), the sucrose preference test (SPT), the novelty-suppressed feeding test (NSFT), and forced swimming test (FST). The concentrations of interleukin-1 & beta; (IL-1 & beta;), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor & alpha; (TNF-& alpha;), and 5-hydroxytyrptamine (5-HT) in the mice were determined using ELISA kits. He-matoxylin and eosin (HE) dying were performed for histopathological examination. The expression of inflam-matory proteins was assessed through western blotting (WB) and immunofluorescence staining. AOVO was found to improve the behavioral indexes of CUMS-exposed mice behavioral and synergize TAK242 to mitigate both their depressive symptoms and neuroinflammation. Moreover, AOVO was found to inhibit the hippocampal damage, decrease inflammatory cytokines (Reduced IL-1 & beta;, IL-6, and TNF-& alpha; by 19.97 %, 22.87 %, and 24.13 %, respectively), and downregulate the expression of TLR4/MyD88/NF-& kappa;B signaling pathway-related proteins in the hippocampus of CUMS-exposed mice (Reduced TLR4, MyD88, and NF-& kappa;B by 46.14 %, 42.48 %, and 38.08 %, respectively). These findings demonstrate that AOVO can ameliorate depressive behaviors and mitigate neuro-inflammation in the CUMS-exposed mice via suppressing the TLR4-medicated MyD88/NF-& kappa;B signaling pathway.
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