Rhizomes of Gastrodia elata BL possess antidepressant-like effect via monoamine modulation in subchronic animal model

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1113-1124

  Chen, Pei Ju ^a   Hsieh, Ching Liang ^b,c   Su, Kuan Pin ^b   Hou, Yu Chi ^c   Chiang, Hsiu Mei ^c   Sheen, Lee Yan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Dopamine; Forced Swimming Test; Gastrodia elata BL; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DOPAMINE; FLUOXETINE; GASTRODIA ELATA EXTRACT; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; MONOAMINE; SEROTONIN; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; FRONTAL CORTEX; GASTRODIA ELATA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RHIZOME; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TURNOVER TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINE; FLUOXETINE; GASTRODIA; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RHIZOME; SEROTONIN; SWIMMING;

EID: 76449121771     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X09007533     Document Type: Article

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