Creatine prevents corticosterone-induced reduction in hippocampal proliferation and differentiation: possible implication for its antidepressant effect

FL Pazini, MP Cunha, D Azevedo, JM Rosa… - Molecular …, 2017 - Springer
The benefits of creatine supplementation have been reported in a broad range of central
nervous system diseases, including depression, although the mechanisms underlying these …

Subchronic administration of creatine produces antidepressant-like effect by modulating hippocampal signaling pathway mediated by FNDC5/BDNF/Akt in mice

MP Cunha, FL Pazini, V Lieberknecht… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Creatine has been shown to play a significant role in the pathophysiology and treatment of
major depressive disorder (MDD) in preclinical and clinical studies. However, the biological …

Creatine supplementation protects spatial memory and long-term potentiation against chronic restraint stress

Z Bahari, Z Jangravi, B Hatef, H Valipour… - Behavioural …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Stress contributes to numerous psychopathologies, including memory impairment, and
threatens one's well-being. It has been reported that creatine supplementation potentially …

Chronic high-dose creatine has opposing effects on depression-related gene expression and behavior in intact and sex hormone-treated gonadectomized male and …

PJ Allen, JF DeBold, M Rios, RB Kanarek - … Biochemistry and Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
Creatine is an antioxidant, neuromodulator and key regulator of energy metabolism shown
to improve depressive symptoms in humans and animals, especially in females. To better …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic creatine supplementation alters depression-like behavior in rodents in a sex-dependent manner

PJ Allen, KE D'anci, RB Kanarek… - …, 2010 - nature.com
Impairments in bioenergetic function, cellular resiliency, and structural plasticity are
associated with the pathogenesis of mood disorders. Preliminary evidence suggests that …

[HTML][HTML] Antidepressants increase human hippocampal neurogenesis by activating the glucocorticoid receptor

C Anacker, PA Zunszain, A Cattaneo, LA Carvalho… - Molecular …, 2011 - nature.com
Antidepressants increase adult hippocampal neurogenesis in animal models, but the
underlying molecular mechanisms are unknown. In this study, we used human hippocampal …

Sex-specific antidepressant effects of dietary creatine with and without sub-acute fluoxetine in rats

PJ Allen, KE D'Anci, RB Kanarek… - … Biochemistry and Behavior, 2012 - Elsevier
The potential role of metabolic impairments in the pathophysiology of depression is
motivating researchers to evaluate the treatment efficacy of creatine, a naturally occurring …

Creatine, similar to ketamine, counteracts depressive-like behavior induced by corticosterone via PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway

FL Pazini, MP Cunha, JM Rosa, ARS Colla… - Molecular …, 2016 - Springer
Ketamine has emerged as a novel strategy to treat refractory depression, producing rapid
remission, but elicits some side effects that limit its use. In an attempt to investigate a safer …

[HTML][HTML] Regular exercise and creatine supplementation prevent chronic mild stress-induced decrease in hippocampal neurogenesis via Wnt/GSK3β/β-catenin …

YH Leem, M Kato, H Chang - Journal of exercise nutrition & …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
[Purpose] Chronic stress can lead to mood-related psychomotor behaviors such as despair.
Decreased hippocampal neurogenesis has been observed in patients with depression and …

Corticosterone-induced inhibition of gliogenesis in rat hippocampus is counteracted by electroconvulsive seizures

M Wennström, J Hellsten, J Ekstrand, H Lindgren… - Biological …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Volumetric changes and glial pathology have been reported in the central
nervous system (CNS) of patients with depressive disorder, an illness often associated with …