Revisiting the validity of the mouse forced swim test: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of prototypic antidepressants

NZ Kara, Y Stukalin, H Einat - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
One problem area regarding animal models for affective disorders is unclear reproducibility,
including external validity or generalizability. One way to evaluate external validity is with …

Revisiting the validity of the mouse tail suspension test: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of prototypic antidepressants

Y Stukalin, A Lan, H Einat - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Animal models in neuropsychiatric research need validation. One way to address external
validity is systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The present study presents a meta …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of adzuki bean sprout fermented milk enriched in γ-aminobutyric acid on mild depression in a mouse model

Z Wu, P Wang, D Pan, X Zeng, Y Guo, G Zhao - Journal of Dairy Science, 2021 - Elsevier
This study focused on the ability of adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) sprout fermented milk,
which is rich in γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), to relieve anxiety and mild depression. A high …

Electrochemical determination of nitrazepam by switchable solvent based liquid-liquid microextraction combined with differential pulse voltammetry

S Shahraki, H Ahmar, M Nejati-Yazdinejad - Microchemical Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
In this article, a simple and efficient kind of homogeneous liquid-liquid microextraction based
on an acid–base reaction using switchable-hydrophilicity solvents was proposed for the …

Use of magnoflorine-phospholipid complex to permeate blood-brain barrier and treat depression in the CUMS animal model

B Li, L Han, B Cao, X Yang, X Zhu, B Yang, H Zhao… - Drug …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
To improve the liposolubility and blood-brain barrier permeability of magnoflorine, a new
formulation of magnoflorine-phospholipid complex was prepared, characterized, and …

The role of NMDA receptor and nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophosphate pathway in the antidepressant-like effect of dextromethorphan in mice forced swimming …

E Sakhaee, S Ostadhadi, MI Khan, F Yousefi… - Biomedicine & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Depression is a devastating disorder which has a high impact on the wellbeing of overall
society. As such, need for innovative therapeutic agents are always there. Most of the …

Agmatine enhances the antidepressant-like effect of lithium in mouse forced swimming test through NMDA pathway

G Mohseni, S Ostadhadi, M Imran-Khan… - Biomedicine & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Depression is one the world leading global burdens leading to various comorbidities.
Lithium as a mainstay in the treatment of depression is still considered gold standard …

3-(Ethoxycarbonyl)-1-(5-methyl-5-(nitrosooxy) hexyl) pyridin-1-ium cation: A green alternative to tert-butyl nitrite for synthesis of nitro-group-containing arenes and …

P Natarajan, R Chaudhary, N Rani, P Venugopalan - Tetrahedron Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to their remarkable properties, task-specific ionic liquids have turned out to be
progressively popular over the last few years in the field of green organic synthesis. Herein …

Separation and purification of magnoflorine, spinosin, and 6‴‐feruloyspinosin from Ziziphi Spinosae Semen by high‐speed counter‐current chromatography

H Xu, Y Niu, Y Sun, M Xia, D Lin… - Journal of separation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the study, high‐speed counter‐current chromatography was used for separation and
purification of magnoflorine, spinosin, and 6‴‐feruloyspinosin from Ziziphi Spinosae …

Antidepressant-like effect of ethanol in mice forced swimming test is mediated via inhibition of NMDA/nitric oxide/cGMP signaling pathway

MI Khan, V Nikoui, A Naveed, F Mumtaz, H Zaman… - Alcohol, 2021 - Elsevier
There is evidence for a dramatic relationship between depression and alcohol consumption.
Depressed patients may abuse ethanol because this agent reduces the symptoms of …