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Rodríguez-Landa JF, Hernández-López F, Martínez-Mota L, Scuteri D, Bernal-Morales B, Rivadeneyra-Domínguez E. GABAA/Benzodiazepine Receptor Complex in the Dorsal Hippocampus Mediates the Effects of Chrysin on Anxiety-Like Behaviour in Female Rats. Front Behav Neurosci 2022; 15:789557. [PMID: 35069140 PMCID: PMC8766729 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2021.789557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Systemic injections of the flavonoid chrysin (5,7-dihydroxyflavone) exert anxiolytic-like effects in ovariectomised and cycling female rats through actions on gamma-aminobutyric acid-A (GABAA) receptors; however, it is unknown if chrysin directly acts on brain structures that are involved in regulating emotional processes, such as the hippocampus. The present study evaluated the effects of intrahippocampal microinjections of 0.25, 0.5, and 1 μg of chrysin on anxiety-like behaviour in the elevated plus maze (EPM) and locomotor activity test (LAT) in female rats in proestrus and dioestrus. Similar doses of the neurosteroid allopregnanolone were used as a reference GABAergic anxiolytic drug. The participation of the GABAA/benzodiazepine receptor complex was evaluated by administering the antagonists picrotoxin, bicuculline and flumazenil. In proestrus, 0.5 and 1 μg of chrysin and allopregnanolone induced anxiogenic-like behaviour. In dioestrus, chrysin, and allopregnanolone (0.5 μg) induced anxiolytic-like effects. Picrotoxin, bicuculline and flumazenil prevented the effects of chrysin and allopregnanolone in both proestrus and dioestrus. None of the treatments significantly affected locomotor activity. These results indicate that the GABAA/benzodiazepine receptor complex in the dorsal hippocampus regulates the effects of chrysin on anxiety-like behaviour, similar to the actions of allopregnanolone. The divergent effects of treatments across the oestrous cycle phases suggest complex interactions between GABAA receptors and compounds with an anxiolytic potential.
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- Juan Francisco Rodríguez-Landa
- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico
- Facultad de Química Farmacéutica Biológica, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Juan Francisco Rodríguez-Landa,
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- Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Pharmacotechnology Documentation and Transfer Unit, Section of Preclinical and Translational Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
- Regional Center for Serious Brain Injuries, S. Anna Institute, Crotone, Italy
- Damiana Scuteri,
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico
- Facultad de Química Farmacéutica Biológica, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico
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Arora D, Gautam RK. Natural Products: Ray of Hope for Anxiety Disorders. CURRENT TRADITIONAL MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.2174/2215083807666211202113833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background:
Anxiety, a familiar form of psychiatric disorder, influences numerous persons throughout the world. These psychological disorders frequently need an enduring regime of recommended medicines and impose huge costs on human societies. For the last few decenniums, discovery in the field of natural neurophysiology garnered a lot of recognition because of its least side effects.
Objective:
Many people find it helpful to discover an effective herbal remedy for anxiety with fewer detrimental repercussions. The purpose of the present article is to report medicinal plant species used as anti-anxiety agents, which in turn, are helpful to develop new anti-anxiety herbal formulations.
Method:
An unlimited, semantic electronic and manual exploration of PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, ISI, Google Scholar, Elsevier's abstract and citation database, and the database libraries was carried using keywords such as medicinal plants, herbal drugs, traditional medicine, and anxiety for recognizing natural medications in the management of anxiety disorders.
Results:
Literary review collected the information of potential anti-anxiety plants. Data support the effectiveness of some popular herbal remedies by indicating high-quality scientific studies and support several clinically efficacious natural plants as anxiolytics.
Conclusion:
Evidence-based studies indicate that natural plant treatment is an efficient way to manage anxiety disorders; the benefits outweigh the risks.
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- Disha Arora
- Himalayan Institute of Pharmacy, Kala amb, Distt. Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, MM School of Pharmacy, MM University, Sadopur-Ambala, India
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Geck MS, Lecca D, Marchese G, Casu L, Leonti M. Ethnomedicine and neuropsychopharmacology in Mesoamerica. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 278:114243. [PMID: 34129899 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The burden of disease caused by mental and neurological disorders is increasing globally, to a disproportionate degree in Latin America. In contrast to the many psychoactive plants with a use history in Mesoamerican cultures, the translation to the wider population of knowledge around numerous botanicals used contemporarily by indigenous Mesoamerican societies to treat psychological and neurological disorders did not receive the same attention. MATERIAL AND METHODS We used the previously published Mesoamerican Medicinal Plant Database to extract species and associated botanical drugs used as treatments for illnesses associated with the nervous system by Mesoamerican cultures in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. With the critical use of published pharmacological literature, the cross-culturally most salient genera are systematically reviewed. RESULTS From 2188 plant taxa contained in the database 1324 are used as treatments for illnesses associated with the nervous system. The ethnomedical data was critically confronted with the available biomedical literature for the 58 cross-culturally most salient genera. For a considerable proportion of the frequently used taxa, preclinical data are available, mostly validating ethnomedicinal uses. CONCLUSION This quantitative approach facilitates the prioritization of taxa for future pre-clinical, clinical and treatment outcome studies and gives patients, practitioners, and legislators a fundamental framework of evidence, on which to base decisions regarding phytomedicines.
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- Matthias S Geck
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, 09042, Monserrato, CA, Italy; Biovision - Foundation for Ecological Development, Heinrichstrasse 147, 8005, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, 09042, Monserrato, CA, Italy
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- Institute of Translational Pharmacology UOS of Cagliari National Research Council of Italy, Pula, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, 09042, Monserrato, CA, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, 09042, Monserrato, CA, Italy.
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Rodríguez-Landa JF, Guillén-Ruiz G, Hernández-López F, Cueto-Escobedo J, Rivadeneyra-Domínguez E, Bernal-Morales B, Herrera-Huerta EV. Chrysin reduces anxiety-like behavior through actions on GABA A receptors during metestrus-diestrus in the rat. Behav Brain Res 2020; 397:112952. [PMID: 33017640 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Low concentrations of ovarian hormones, among other factors, are associated with greater vulnerability to negative effects of environmental stressors and may trigger anxiety symptoms in females. The flavonoid chrysin (5,7-dihydroxyflavone) exerts anxiolytic-like effects in male and ovariectomized female rats, but it is unknown if chrysin could reduce anxiety-like behavior that naturally occurs through the ovarian cycle phases. The present study evaluated the effect of chrysin on anxiety-like behavior associated with the ovarian cycle phases in rats and the participation of γ-aminobutyric acid-A (GABAA) receptors in these actions. The acute effects of chrysin (2 mg/kg) were investigated in female cycling Wistar rats in the elevated plus maze, locomotor activity test, and light/dark test. Diazepam (2 mg/kg) was used as reference anxiolytic drug. The participation of GABAA receptor in the anxiolytic actions of chrysin was explored by pretreating the rats with the noncompetitive GABAA chloride ion channel antagonist picrotoxin (1 mg/kg). Chrysin and diazepam prevented anxiety-like behavior that was associated with the metestrus-diestrus phase in both the elevated plus maze and light/dark test, and these effects were reversed by picrotoxin, with no significant changes in spontaneous locomotor activity. No significant motor effects of chrysin were detected in either behavioral test during proestrus-estrus or metestrus-diestrus phases, whereas diazepam produced motor hypoactivity in the locomotor activity test during proestrus-estrus phase. These results indicate that the flavonoid chrysin prevents anxiety-like behavior that naturally occurs during metestrus-diestrus in two unconditioned models that are used to evaluate anxiety-like behavior, and these effects were mediated by actions on GABAA receptors.
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- Juan Francisco Rodríguez-Landa
- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico; Facultad de Química Farmacéutica Biológica, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico; Cátedras CONACyT-Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Unidad de Medicina Familiar No. 66, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Departamento de Investigación Clínica y Traslacional, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico; Facultad de Química Farmacéutica Biológica, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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Estrada-Camarena E, Sollozo-Dupont I, Islas-Preciado D, González-Trujano ME, Carro-Juárez M, López-Rubalcava C. Anxiolytic- and anxiogenic-like effects of Montanoa tomentosa (Asteraceae): Dependence on the endocrine condition. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 241:112006. [PMID: 31153863 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Montanoa tomentosa Cerv. (MT) is a native plant from Mexico used in traditional medicine as a remedy for reproductive impairments and relaxing effects. In previous studies, it has been shown that the endocrine state could modify the antianxiety-like actions of anxiolytic compounds. Although women are the primary user of MT, no studies have evaluated the potential impact of the endocrine milieu on its anti-anxiety actions. AIMS OF THE STUDY Ascertain the antianxiety effects of M. tomentosa in rats with different hormonal conditions, and to analyze the participation of the GABAA receptor in ovariectomized rats treated with MT. MATERIALS AND METHODS The animal model of anxiety used was the elevated plus-maze (EPM). Rats' endocrine conditions were: a) Low hormone levels (rats in diestrus I and II phases); b) High hormone levels (proestrus/estrus phases); c) No hormones (ovariectomized rats); and d) Rats under progesterone withdrawal (PW). To evaluate the participation of the GABAA receptor in the anxiolytic-like action of MT the antagonist picrotoxin was used. RESULTS Results showed that MT induced dose-dependent anxiolytic-like actions in rats with low hormone level conditions. Also, MT reduced anxiety-like behavior in female rats under PW, in contrast to diazepam which was ineffective. MT's anxiolytic-like effect was blocked by picrotoxin, suggesting the participation of the GABAA receptor complex. However, increased anxiety-like behavior was observed in rats with a high hormone level condition and low doses of MT. CONCLUSIONS Beneficial anxiolytic-like actions of MT are observed under low hormone conditions, particularly in the PW challenge (a condition that can be related to a premenstrual period). Furthermore, the participation of the GABAA receptor is evidenced. However, hormonal variations could induce the opposite effects, hence women should be cautious.
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- Erika Estrada-Camarena
- Laboratorio de Neuropsicofarmacología, Dirección de Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de la Fuente Muñíz", Calzada México Xochimilco 101, Col San Lorenzo Huipulco, Delegación Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Farmacobiología, CINVESTAV-Sede Sur. Calzada de los Tenorios 235, Col Granjas Coapa, Delegación Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Neuropsicofarmacología, Dirección de Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de la Fuente Muñíz", Calzada México Xochimilco 101, Col San Lorenzo Huipulco, Delegación Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología de Productos Naturales, Dirección de Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de la Fuente Muñíz", Calzada México, Xochimilco 101, Col San Lorenzo Huipulco, Delegación Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Farmacobiología, CINVESTAV-Sede Sur. Calzada de los Tenorios 235, Col Granjas Coapa, Delegación Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Fernández-Demeneghi R, Rodríguez-Landa JF, Guzmán-Gerónimo RI, Acosta-Mesa HG, Meza-Alvarado E, Vargas-Moreno I, Herrera-Meza S. Effect of blackberry juice ( Rubus fruticosus L.) on anxiety-like behaviour in Wistar rats. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2019; 70:856-867. [PMID: 30892114 DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2019.1580680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The present study evaluated the effects of blackberry juice that is rich in different concentrations of anthocyanins and polyphenols (2.6 mg/kg anthocyanins, 14.57 mg/kg polyphenols; 5.83 mg/kg anthocyanins, 27.10 mg/kg polyphenols; 10.57 mg/kg anthocyanins, 38.40 mg/kg polyphenols) on anxiety-like behaviour in Wistar rats. The rats were treated with blackberry juice for 21 days and then tested in the elevated plus maze, locomotor activity test and forced swim test. The results were compared with a reference anxiolytic drug diazepam (2.0 mg/kg) and vehicle (8.7 ml/kg). The intermediate dose of blackberry juice exerted an anxiolytic-like effect that was similar to diazepam, without affecting locomotive activity. The low and high doses of blackberry juice exerted no significant effects on anxiety-like behaviour compared with vehicle. In the forced swim test, both the high and intermediate doses of blackberry juice reduced total immobility time, suggesting a protective effect against behavioural changes that are induced by acute stress. These findings suggest a potential therapeutic effect of blackberry juice on anxiety that is associated with a stressful event.
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García-Ríos RI, Mora-Pérez A, González-Torres D, Carpio-Reyes RDJ, Soria-Fregozo C. Anxiolytic-like effect of the aqueous extract of Justicia spicigera leaves on female rats: A comparison to diazepam. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 55:9-13. [PMID: 30668447 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2018.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND In Mexico, an infusion made from muicle (Justicia spicigera, Mexican honeysuckle) is used to treat menstrual problems and soothe people's "nerves" (i.e., anxiety and/or depression). However, no studies have yet substantiated these affects. Anxiety currently ranks as the seventh most common cause of disability worldwide, a fact that has intensified the search for new treatments with fewer adverse effects and better therapeutic efficacy. OBJECTIVE The anxiolytic-like effect of the aqueous extract of muicle leaves (AEML) was analyzed, and the influence of the estrous cycle on its pharmacological effect in rats was explored. METHODS Female Wistar rats were subjected to the elevated plus maze test to evaluate the anxiolytic effect, followed by an assessment of locomotor activity using the open field test. Diazepam was the reference drug used. Preliminary phytochemical tests were performed. RESULTS The dose of 12 mg/kg of AEML increased the time to first entry, and the frequency of entries into, the open arms in the proestrus-estrus (P-E) and metestrus-diestrus phases (M-D), while also reducing the anxiety index in the P-E phases. These effects are similar to those observed with diazepam on the elevated plus maze test. None of the treatments showed effects on locomotor activity. The presence of flavonoids, sterols and terpenes in the AEML was confirmed. CONCLUSION The anxiolytic-like effect of the dose of 12 mg/kg of AEML in the P-E phases could be due to the presence of the metabolites identified; i.e., flavonoids, sterols and/or terpenes.
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- Rosa Isela García-Ríos
- Laboratorio Ciencias Biomédicas/Área Histología y Psicobiologia, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra y de la Vida. Centro Universitario de Los Lagos, Universidad de Guadalajara. Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, México. Av. Enrique Díaz de León 1144. Col. Paseos de la Montaña, Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Ciencias Biomédicas/Área Histología y Psicobiologia, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra y de la Vida. Centro Universitario de Los Lagos, Universidad de Guadalajara. Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, México. Av. Enrique Díaz de León 1144. Col. Paseos de la Montaña, Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Ciencias Biomédicas/Área Histología y Psicobiologia, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra y de la Vida. Centro Universitario de Los Lagos, Universidad de Guadalajara. Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, México. Av. Enrique Díaz de León 1144. Col. Paseos de la Montaña, Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Ciencias Biomédicas/Área Histología y Psicobiologia, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra y de la Vida. Centro Universitario de Los Lagos, Universidad de Guadalajara. Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, México. Av. Enrique Díaz de León 1144. Col. Paseos de la Montaña, Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Ciencias Biomédicas/Área Histología y Psicobiologia, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra y de la Vida. Centro Universitario de Los Lagos, Universidad de Guadalajara. Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, México. Av. Enrique Díaz de León 1144. Col. Paseos de la Montaña, Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico.
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Puga-Olguín A, Rodríguez-Landa JF, Rovirosa-Hernández MDJ, Germán-Ponciano LJ, Caba M, Meza E, Guillén-Ruiz G, Olmos-Vázquez OJ. Long-term ovariectomy increases anxiety- and despair-like behaviors associated with lower Fos immunoreactivity in the lateral septal nucleus in rats. Behav Brain Res 2019; 360:185-195. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 11/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Razack S, Kandikattu HK, Venuprasad MP, Amruta N, Khanum F, Chuttani K, Mishra AK. Anxiolytic actions of Nardostachys jatamansi via GABA benzodiazepine channel complex mechanism and its biodistribution studies. Metab Brain Dis 2018; 33:1533-1549. [PMID: 29934858 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-018-0261-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Nardostachys jatamansi has profound applications against pharmacological interventions and is categorized as a hypno-sedative drug according to Ayurveda. In the present study probable mechanism of anxiolytic action of Nardostachys jatamansi extract (NJE) was studied using behavioral anxiolytic tests (Elevated plus maze, Open field test, Light dark box test, and Vogel's conflict test) in mice. Mice were treated orally with NJE (250 mg/kg) for 3, 7 and 14 days or diazepam (1 mg/kg) followed by behavioral assessment and estimation of monoamine neurotransmitters, GABA, and antioxidant enzymes. Treatment of mice for 7 days caused an increase in time spent in open arms in elevated plus maze, number of line crossings in open field test, increased time spent in lit compartment of light-dark box test, an increase in number of licks made and shocks accepted in Vogel's conflict test, with results comparable to diazepam and this treatment also caused a significant increase in monoamine neurotransmitters and GABA in brain and tissue antioxidant parameters. Co-treatment of NJE with flumazenil (GABA-benzodiazepine antagonist; 0.5 mg/kg i.p) or picrotoxin (GABAA gated chloride channel blocker; 1 mg/kg i.p) caused a blockage/antagonised anxiolytic actions of NJE by causing a significant reduction in time spent in open arms of elevated plus maze, an decrease in number of line crossing in open field test and also number of shocks and licks accepted in Vogel's conflict test. Further, NJE was radiolabelled with technetium99m at their hydroxyl groups following which purity as well as in vivo and in vitro stability of radiolabelled formulations was evaluated. The blood kinetics and in vivo bio-distribution studies were carried out in rabbits and mice respectively. Labeled formulation was found to be stable in vitro (96 to 93% stability) and in vivo (96 to 92% stability). The labeled compound was cleared rapidly from blood (within 24 h) and accumulated majorly in kidneys (11.65 ± 1.33), liver (6.07 ± 0.94), and blood (4.03 ± 0.63) after 1 h. However, a small amount was observed in brain (0.1 ± 0.02) probably because of its inability to cross blood-brain barrier. These results highlight biodistribution pattern of NJE, and also indicated that a 7-day treatment with NJE produced significant anxiolytic effects in mice and also a significant increase in brain monoamine and GABA neurotransmitter levels and suggests that anxiolytic effects of NJE are primarily and plausibly mediated by activating GABAergic receptor complex.
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- Sakina Razack
- Biochemistry and Nanosciences Discipline, Defence Food Research Laboratory, Mysore, Karnataka, 570011, India.
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- Biochemistry and Nanosciences Discipline, Defence Food Research Laboratory, Mysore, Karnataka, 570011, India
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- Biochemistry and Nanosciences Discipline, Defence Food Research Laboratory, Mysore, Karnataka, 570011, India
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- Biochemistry and Nanosciences Discipline, Defence Food Research Laboratory, Mysore, Karnataka, 570011, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceuticals, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Brigadier Mazumdar Marg, Timar Pur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Department of Pharmaceuticals, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Brigadier Mazumdar Marg, Timar Pur, Delhi, 110054, India
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Terminalia arjuna bark extract attenuates picrotoxin-induced behavioral changes by activation of serotonergic, dopaminergic, GABAergic and antioxidant systems. Chin J Nat Med 2018; 15:584-596. [PMID: 28939021 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(17)30086-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Stress and emotion are associated with several illnesses from headaches to heart diseases and immune deficiencies to central nervous system. Terminalia arjuna has been referred as traditional Indian medicine for several ailments. The present study aimed to elucidate the effect of T. arjuna bark extract (TA) against picrotoxin-induced anxiety. Forty two male Balb/c mice were randomly divided into six experimental groups (n = 7): control, diazepam (1.5 mg·kg-1), picrotoxin (1 mg·kg-1) and three TA treatemt groups (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg). Behavioral paradigms and PCR studies were performed to determine the effect of TA against picrotoxin-induced anxiety. The results showed that TA supplementation increased locomotion towards open arm (EPM) and illuminated area (light-dark box test), and increased rearing frequency (open field test) in a dose dependent manner, compared to picrotoxin (P < 0.05). Furthermore, TA increased number of licks and shocks in Vogel's conflict. PCR studies showed an up-regulation of several genes, such as BDNF, IP3, D2L, CREB, GABAA, SOD, GPx, and GR in TA administered groups. In conclusion, alcoholic extract of TA bark showed protective activity against picrotoxin in mice by modulation of genes related to synaptic plasticity, neurotransmitters, and antioxidant enzymes.
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Lima-Maximino MG, Cueto-Escobedo J, Rodríguez-Landa JF, Maximino C. FGIN-1-27, an agonist at translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO), produces anti-anxiety and anti-panic effects in non-mammalian models. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2018; 171:66-73. [PMID: 29698632 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2018.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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FGIN-1-27 is an agonist at the translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO), a cholesterol transporter that is associated with neurosteroidogenesis. This protein has been identified as a peripheral binding site for benzodiazepines; in anamniotes, however, a second TSPO isoform that is absent in amniotes has been implicated in erythropoiesis. Functional conservation of the central benzodiazepine-binding site located in the GABAA receptors has been demonstrated in anamniotes and amniotes alike; however, it was not previously demonstrated for TSPO. The present investigation explored the behavioral effects of FGIN-1-27 on an anxiety test in zebrafish (Danio rerio, Family: Cyprinide) and on a mixed anxiety/panic test on wall lizards (Tropidurus oreadicus, Family: Tropiduridae). Results showed that FGIN-1-27 reduced anxiety-like behavior in the zebrafish light/dark preference test similar to diazepam, but with fewer sedative effects. Similarly, FGIN-1-27 also reduced anxiety- and fear-like behaviors in the defense test battery in wall lizards, again producing fewer sedative-like effects than diazepam; the benzodiazepine was also unable to reduce fear-like behaviors in this species. These results A) underline the functional conservation of TSPO in defensive behavior in anamniotes; B) strengthen the proposal of using anamniote behavior as models in behavioral pharmacology; and C) suggest TSPO/neurosteroidogenesis as a target in treating anxiety disorders.
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- Monica Gomes Lima-Maximino
- Laboratório de Neurofarmacologia e Biofísica, Departamento de Morfologia e Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade do Estado do Pará - Campus VIII, Marabá, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico
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- Instituto de Estudos em Saúde e Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Marabá, Brazil.
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Rodríguez-Landa JF, Cueto-Escobedo J, Flores-Aguilar LÁ, Rosas-Sánchez GU, Rovirosa-Hernández MDJ, García-Orduña F, Carro-Juárez M. The Aqueous Crude Extracts of Montanoa frutescens and Montanoa grandiflora Reduce Immobility Faster Than Fluoxetine Through GABA A Receptors in Rats Forced to Swim. J Evid Based Integr Med 2018; 23:2515690X18762953. [PMID: 29540064 PMCID: PMC5871057 DOI: 10.1177/2515690x18762953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Montanoa frutescens and Montanoa grandiflora have been indistinctly used for centuries in traditional Mexican medicine for reproductive impairments, anxiety, and mood disorders. Preclinical studies support their aphrodisiac and anxiolytic properties, but their effects on mood are still unexplored. METHODS The effects of 25 and 50 mg/kg of M frutescens and M grandiflora extracts were evaluated on days 1, 7, 14, 21, and 28 of treatment, and compared with fluoxetine (1 mg/kg) and Remotiv (7.14 mg/kg) in Wistar rats. The participation of GABAA receptor in the effects produced by the treatments was explored. RESULTS Montanoa extracts reduced immobility since day 1 of treatment, while fluoxetine and Remotiv required 14 days. The GABAA antagonism blocked the effects of Montanoa extracts, but not of fluoxetine or Remotiv. CONCLUSIONS Montanoa extracts prevented quickly the stress-induced behaviors in the swimming test through action at the GABAA receptor, exerting a protective effect different to the typical antidepressants drugs.
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The Phytoestrogen Genistein Produces Similar Effects as 17 β-Estradiol on Anxiety-Like Behavior in Rats at 12 Weeks after Ovariectomy. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:9073816. [PMID: 29226152 PMCID: PMC5684542 DOI: 10.1155/2017/9073816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 09/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The phytoestrogen genistein produces anxiolytic-like effects in ovariectomized rats, which highlights its potential therapeutic effect in ameliorating anxiety in surgical menopausal women. However, no studies have directly compared the effects of identical doses of genistein and 17β-estradiol, the main estrogen used in hormone replacement therapy in menopausal women. The present study evaluated the anxiolytic-like effects of identical doses of genistein and 17β-estradiol (0.045, 0.09, and 0.18 mg/kg/7 days, s.c.) in a surgical menopause model in rats in the elevated plus maze and locomotor activity tests at 12 weeks after ovariectomy. Additionally, the participation of estrogen receptor-β in the anxiolytic-like effect of genistein and 17β-estradiol was explored by previous administration of the 5 mg/kg tamoxifen antagonist. Genistein and 17β-estradiol (0.09 and 0.18 mg/kg) similarly reduced anxiety-like behavior in the elevated plus maze and also increased the time spent grooming and rearing, without affecting crossing in locomotor activity test. These effects were blocked by tamoxifen. Present results indicate that the phytoestrogen genistein has a similar behavioral profile as 17β-estradiol in rats at 12 weeks after ovariectomy through action at the estrogen receptor-β. Thus genistein has potential for reducing anxiety-like behavior associated with low concentrations of ovarian hormones, which normally occurs during natural and surgical menopause.
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Garlet QI, Pires LDC, Milanesi LH, Marafiga JR, Baldisserotto B, Mello CF, Heinzmann BM. (+)-Dehydrofukinone modulates membrane potential and delays seizure onset by GABAa receptor-mediated mechanism in mice. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2017; 332:52-63. [PMID: 28733205 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2017.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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(+)-Dehydrofukinone (DHF), isolated from Nectandra grandiflora (Lauraceae) essential oil, induces sedation and anesthesia by modulation of GABAa receptors. However, no study has addressed whether DHF modulates other cellular events involved in the control of cellular excitability, such as seizure behavior. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of DHF on cellular excitability and seizure behavior in mice. For this purpose, we used isolated nerve terminals (synaptosomes) to examine the effect of DHF on the plasma membrane potential, the involvement of GABAa receptors and the downstream activation of Ca2+ mobilization. Finally, we performed an in vivo assay in order to verify whether DHF could impact on seizures induced by pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) in mice. The results showed that DHF induced a GABA-dependent sustained hyperpolarization, sensitive to flumazenil and absent in low-[Cl-] medium. Additionally, (1-100μM) DHF decreased KCl-evoked calcium mobilization over time in a concentration-dependent manner and this effect was prevented by flumazenil. DHF increased the latency to myoclonic jerks (10mg/kg), delayed the onset of generalized tonic-clonic seizures (10, 30 and 100mg/kg), and these effects were also blocked by the pretreatment with flumazenil. Our data indicate that DHF has anticonvulsant properties and the molecular target underlying this effect is likely to be the facilitation of GABAergic neuronal inhibition. The present study highlights the therapeutic potential of the natural compound DHF as a suppressor of neuronal excitability.
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- Quelen Iane Garlet
- Post-Graduation Program in Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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López-Rubalcava C, Estrada-Camarena E. Mexican medicinal plants with anxiolytic or antidepressant activity: Focus on preclinical research. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2016; 186:377-391. [PMID: 27021688 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.03.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Anxiety and depression are considered the most prevalent psychiatric disorders worldwide. In Mexico, the use of medicinal plants to alleviate the symptoms associated with these psychiatric disorders is increasing. However, there is little scientific evidence that validates the efficacy of these plants. This evidence needs to be critically revised, and further studied to provided scientific support for their use. AIM OF THE STUDY To identify the plants that are used in Mexico for the treatment of disorders related to anxiety and depression, and to review the current preclinical and when available, clinical information of these plants. METHODS We searched in scientific databases (Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus and other web sources such as "Biblioteca digital de la medicina tradicional Mexicana" ) for Mexican plants used for the treatment of anxiety and depression that have been analyzed in preclinical studies. Additional information was obtained from published books. For this review, we also consider those plants used in Mexican traditional medicine for the treatment of "nervios," "susto" or "espanto;" common terms that describe symptoms related to anxiety and depression disorders. RESULTS The bibliographic search identified 49 plants used in Mexican traditional medicine for the treatment of disorders related to anxiety and depression. From all these plants, 59% were analyzed in preclinical research, and only 8% were tested in clinical studies; only a few of these studies tried to elucidate their mechanism of action. In general, it is proposed that the plant extracts interact with the GABAergic system. However, only part of these studies attempted to analyze other neurotransmitter systems. Finally, in some cases, drug-herbal interactions were reported. CONCLUSIONS There is a large number of Mexican medicinal plants used as a treatment for anxiety and depression disorders. Although some of these plants have been studied in preclinical research, in most cases these studies are preliminary, and the understanding of the mechanism of action is inconclusive. The need for systematic studies in preclinical and clinical research is evident, and efforts should be done to fulfill these research. Finally, it is important also to study possible drug-herbal interactions to establish specific recommendations for people that use these plants as anxiolytic or antidepressant treatments either alone or in combination with another type of medicine.
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- Carolina López-Rubalcava
- Departamento de Farmacobiología, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Calzada de los Tenorios 235, Col. Granjas Coapa, C.P. 14330 México D.F., México.
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- Laboratorio de Neuropsicofarmacología, Neurociencias Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de la Fuente", Calzada México Xochimilco 101, Col. San. Lorenzo Huipulco, México, D.F., México
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Concordance and incongruence in preclinical anxiety models: Systematic review and meta-analyses. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2016; 68:504-529. [PMID: 27328783 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Revised: 03/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Rodent defense behavior assays have been widely used as preclinical models of anxiety to study possibly therapeutic anxiety-reducing interventions. However, some proposed anxiety-modulating factors - genes, drugs and stressors - have had discordant effects across different studies. To reconcile the effect sizes of purported anxiety factors, we conducted systematic review and meta-analyses of the literature on ten anxiety-linked interventions, as examined in the elevated plus maze, open field and light-dark box assays. Diazepam, 5-HT1A receptor gene knockout and overexpression, SERT gene knockout and overexpression, pain, restraint, social isolation, corticotropin-releasing hormone and Crhr1 were selected for review. Eight interventions had statistically significant effects on rodent anxiety, while Htr1a overexpression and Crh knockout did not. Evidence for publication bias was found in the diazepam, Htt knockout, and social isolation literatures. The Htr1a and Crhr1 results indicate a disconnect between preclinical science and clinical research. Furthermore, the meta-analytic data confirmed that genetic SERT anxiety effects were paradoxical in the context of the clinical use of SERT inhibitors to reduce anxiety.
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Sollozo-Dupont I, Estrada-Camarena E, Carro-Juárez M, López-Rubalcava C. GABAA/benzodiazepine receptor complex mediates the anxiolytic-like effect of Montanoa tomentosa. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2015; 162:278-286. [PMID: 25582489 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.12.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Revised: 12/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Montanoa tomentosa also named Cihuapatli is a native plant of Mexico that has been used in traditional medicine for the last five centuries mainly as a remedy for reproductive impairments. However, there are reports indicating that this plant was also consumed by Mexican ancient people for its relaxing properties. In order to corroborate this information, the present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Montanoa tomentosa lyophilisate (MT) on rat׳s anxiety-like behavior and to analyze its mechanism of action. MATERIALS AND METHODS The anxiolytic-like action of MT (1.5, 3.0, 6.0 and 12.0 mg/kg) was investigated in male Wistar rats tested in three animal models of anxiety: the burying behavior, the elevated plus maze and the hole-board tests. As a positive control, the anti-anxiety effects of different doses of the selective GABAA receptor agonist muscimol were also analyzed. In order to evaluate the participation of the GABAA and oxytocin receptors in the anxiolytic-like actions of MT, the GABAA receptors blockers picrotoxin (0.25 and 0.50 mg/kg), bicuculline (2.0 mg/kg) and flumazenil (5.00 and 10.0 mg/kg), the neurosteroid inhibitor finasteride (50.0 and 100 mg/kg) and the oxytocin receptor antagonist atosiban (0.25 µg) were used. Finally, to evaluate general activity, and motor coordination, the open field and rota-rod tests were used. RESULTS MT at 3.0 mg/kg showed anxiolytic-like effects in the three anxiety paradigms without affecting reactivity, general motor activity or motor coordination; however, at higher doses sedative effects were observed. Picrotoxin (0.25 and 0.50 mg/kg), flumazenil (10.0 mg/kg) and finasteride (100 mg/kg) antagonized the anxiolytic-like actions of MT in the burying behavior test. In the plus maze and hole-board tests bicuculline (2.0 mg/kg) blocked the effects of the plant as well. Atosiban (0.25 µg) did not antagonize the anxiolytic-like actions of MT. CONCLUSIONS The results corroborate the anxiolytic-like actions of Montanoa tomentosa and suggest that this effect is mediated through GABAA receptors but not oxytocin receptors.
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- Isabel Sollozo-Dupont
- Departamento de Farmacobiología, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Calzada de los Tenorios 235, Col. Granjas Coapa, C.P. 14330 México, D.F., Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neuropsicofarmacología, Neurociencias Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de la Fuente", Calzada México Xochimilco 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, C.P 14370, México, D.F., Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Comportamiento Reproductivo, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala C.P. 90000, Tlaxcala, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacobiología, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Calzada de los Tenorios 235, Col. Granjas Coapa, C.P. 14330 México, D.F., Mexico.
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Les plantes anxiolytiques au Maroc. Études ethnobotanique et ethno-pharmacologique. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10298-015-0921-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Gutiérrez SLG, Chilpa RR, Jaime HB. Medicinal plants for the treatment of “nervios”, anxiety, and depression in Mexican Traditional Medicine. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjp.2014.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Montanoa frutescens and Montanoa grandiflora extracts reduce anxiety-like behavior during the metestrus-diestrus phase of the ovarian cycle in Wistar rats. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:938060. [PMID: 24800255 PMCID: PMC3988800 DOI: 10.1155/2014/938060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In previous studies, the anxiolytic-like effects of Montanoa tomentosa and Montanoa frutescens were reported in male rats, but the potential anxiolytic-like effects of Montanoa plants during the different phases of the ovarian cycle in rats remain to be explored. The anxiolytic-like effects of the aqueous crude extracts of M. frutescens (25 and 50 mg/kg) and M. grandiflora (25 and 50 mg/kg) in the elevated plus maze were investigated in Wistar rats during the estrous cycle and compared with 2 mg/kg diazepam as a reference anxiolytic drug. To investigate any motor effect (i.e., hyperactivity, no changes, or hypoactivity) associated with the treatments, the rats were evaluated in the open field test. The M. frutescens (25 and 50 mg/kg) and M. grandiflora (50 mg/kg) extracts exerted anxiolytic-like effects during the metestrus-diestrus phase, similar to diazepam, without disrupting spontaneous motor activity. No significant effects of the extracts were detected in either behavioral test during the proestrus-estrus phase, whereas diazepam produced motor hypoactivity in the open field test. These results indicate that the M. frutescens and M. grandiflora extracts possess anxiolytic-like effects that depend on the ovarian cycle phase, supporting the Mexican ancient medicinal use of these plants to ameliorate anxiety disorders.
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The anxiolytic effects of valtrate in rats involves changes of corticosterone levels. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2014; 2014:325948. [PMID: 24782906 PMCID: PMC3978903 DOI: 10.1155/2014/325948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2013] [Revised: 11/21/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Valtrate is a principle compound isolated from Valeriana jatamansi Jones, which is a Traditional Chinese Medicine used to treat various mood disorders. The aim of the present study was to investigate the anxiolytic effects of valtrate in rats. The animals were orally administered valtrate (5, 10, and 20 g/kg daily) for 10 days and exposed to open field test (OFT) and elevated plus-maze (EPM). Then the corticosterone levels in the rat serum were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The valtrate (10 mg/kg, p.o.) exhibited the anxiolytic effect in rats by increasing the time and entry percentage into the open arms in the EPM and the number of central entries in the OFT. Valtrate (10 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly reduced the corticosterone level in the rat serum. Taken together, these results suggest that the valtrate has anxiolytic activity in behavioral models that might be mediated via the function of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis.
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Carro-Juárez M, Franco MÁ, Rodríguez-Peña MDL. Increase of the Ejaculatory Potency by the Systemic Administration of Aqueous Crude Extracts of Cihuapatli (Montanoa Genus) Plants in Spinal Male Rats. J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med 2013; 19:43-50. [DOI: 10.1177/2156587213510006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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In the present study, evidence on the aphrodisiac activity of Montanoa frutescens and Montanoa grandiflora and a comparison with the aphrodisiac activity of Montanoa tomentosa is presented. By using the fictive ejaculation model in spinal male rats, electromyographic recordings of the genital motor pattern of ejaculation were obtained in the bulbospongiosus muscles and analyzed after the intravenous injection of aqueous crude extracts of Montanoa tomentosa, Montanoa frutescens, and Montanoa grandiflora. Results showed that the systemic administration of the aqueous crude extracts of Montanoa plants elicits a significant increase in the ejaculatory capacity of spinal male rats with very robust ejaculatory motor patterns that included the expression of tonic penile erections and penile movements and the potent expulsion of urethral contents. In conclusion, Montanoa frutescens and Montanoa grandiflora increase the ejaculatory potency with aphrodisiac activity similar to Montanoa tomentosa.
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Antistress Effects of the Ethanolic Extract from Cymbopogon schoenanthus Growing Wild in Tunisia. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2013; 2013:737401. [PMID: 24228063 PMCID: PMC3817748 DOI: 10.1155/2013/737401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the antistress properties of the ethanol extract of Cymbopogon schoenanthus (CSEE), growing wild in the southern part of Tunisia. The effect of extracts on H2O2-induced cytotoxicity and stress in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Its effect on stress-induced in ICR mice was exposed to force swim and tail suspension, in concordance with heat shock protein expression (HSP27 and HSP90), corticosterone, and catecholamine neurotransmitters level. Our results demonstrated that pretreatment of SH-SY5Y cells with CSEE at 1/2000, 1/1000, and 1/500 v/v dilutions significantly inversed H2O2-induced neurotoxicity. Moreover, CSEE treatments significantly reversed heat shock protein expression in heat-stressed HSP47-transformed cells (42°C, for 90 min) and mRNA expression of HSP27 and HSP90 in H2O2-treated SH-SY5Y. Daily oral administration of 100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg CSEE was conducted to ICR mice for 2 weeks. It was resulted in a significant decrease of immobility time in forced swimming and tail suspension tests. The effect of CSEE on animal behavior was concordant with a significant regulation of blood serum corticosterone and cerebral cortex levels of catecholamine (dopamine, adrenaline, and noradrenaline). Therefore, this study was attempted to demonstrate the preventive potential of CSEE against stress disorders at in vitro and in vivo levels.
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