Neurobiology of chronic mild stress: parallels to major depression

MN Hill, KGC Hellemans, P Verma, BB Gorzalka… - Neuroscience & …, 2012 - Elsevier
The chronic mild (or unpredictable/variable) stress (CMS) model was developed as an
animal model of depression more than 20 years ago. The foundation of this model was that …

Natural compounds as medical strategies in the prevention and treatment of psychiatric disorders seen in neurological diseases

E Küpeli Akkol, I Tatlı Çankaya… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Psychiatric disorders are frequently encountered in many neurological disorders, such as
Alzheimer's and Parkinson diseases along with epilepsy, migraine, essential tremors, and …

Herbal medicine for anxiety, depression and insomnia

L Liu, C Liu, Y Wang, P Wang, Y Li… - Current …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
The prevalence and comorbidity of psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety and
insomnia are very common. These well-known forms of psychiatric disorders have been …

Antidepressant flavonoids and their relationship with oxidative stress

L Hritcu, R Ionita, PA Postu, GK Gupta… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Depression is a serious disorder that affects hundreds of millions of people around the world
and causes poor quality of life, problem behaviors, and limitations in activities of daily living …

Antidepressant effects of the traditional Chinese herbal formula Xiao-Yao-San and its bioactive ingredients

YT Wang, XL Wang, ZZ Wang, L Lei, D Hu, Y Zhang - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Depression is one of the most debilitating and severe psychiatric disorders and
a serious public health concern. Currently, many treatments are indicated for depression …

Gut microbiota-based pharmacokinetics and the antidepressant mechanism of paeoniflorin

JB Yu, ZX Zhao, R Peng, LB Pan, J Fu, SR Ma… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Paeoniflorin, the main component of Xiaoyao Wan, presents low oral bioavailability and
unclear antidepressant mechanism. To elucidate the potential reasons for the low …

Paeoniflorin ameliorates chronic stress-induced depression-like behavior in mice model by affecting ERK1/2 pathway

M Tang, M Chen, Q Li - Bioengineered, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Depression is a mental and emotional disorder that has made an opening great burden to
the society. Paeoniflorin showed remarkable antidepressant-like effects in multiple animal …

Medicinal plants in the treatment of depression: Evidence from preclinical studies

I Moragrega, JL Ríos - Planta medica, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Medicinal plants and their extracts are natural remedies with enormous potential for treating
various diseases, including depression and anxiety. In the case of depression, hundreds of …

Plant-derived natural medicines for the management of depression: an overview of mechanisms of action

MS Farahani, R Bahramsoltani, MH Farzaei… - Reviews in the …, 2015 - degruyter.com
Depression is a serious widespread psychiatric disorder that affects approximately 17% of
people all over the world. Exploring the neurological mechanisms of the antidepressant …

Paeoniflorin ameliorates chronic stress-induced depression-like behaviors and neuronal damages in rats via activation of the ERK-CREB pathway

X Zhong, G Li, F Qiu, Z Huang - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Neuronal damage is related to the onset and treatment of depressive disorders.
Antidepressant-like effects have been elicited by paeoniflorin on animal models. The aim of …