Antidepressant-like effect of ethanol extract from Zuojin Pill, containing two herbal drugs of Rhizoma Coptidis and Fructus Evodiae, is explained by modulating the monoaminergic neurotransmitter system in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 603-609

  Wang, Qiang Song ^a   Ding, Shi Lan ^a   Mao, Hao Ping ^a   Cui, Yuan Lu ^a   Qi, Xue Jie ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Rhizoma coptidis Fructus evodiae Alkaloids Antidepressant Monoamine neurotransmitter Traditional chinese medicine (TCM)

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; COPTIS RHIZOME EXTRACT; DOPAMINE; EVODIA FRUIT EXTRACT; FLUOXETINE; NORADRENALIN; RESERPINE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HEAD TWITCH; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PTOSIS;

5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COPTIS; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ETHANOL; EVODIA; FLUOXETINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESERPINE; RHIZOME; SEROTONIN;

BOVINAE; COPTIS CHINENSIS; EVODIA RUTAECARPA; MUS;

EID: 84879414688     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.05.011     Document Type: Article

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