Brain-derived neurotrophic factor signalling mediates the antidepressant-like effect of piperine in chronically stressed mice

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 261, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-145

  Mao, Qing Qiu ^a,b   Huang, Zhen ^b   Zhong, Xiao Ming ^b   Xian, Yan Fang ^a   Ip, Siu Po ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ZHEJIANG CHINESE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Chronic unpredictable mild stress; Mice; Piperine

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; PIPERINE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CHRONIC UNPREDICTABLE MILD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; FORCED SWIM TEST; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUCROSE PREFERENCE TEST;

ANTIDEPRESSANT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHRONIC UNPREDICTABLE MILD STRESS; MICE; PIPERINE;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BENZODIOXOLES; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CARBAZOLES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FOOD PREFERENCES; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PIPERIDINES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84891596925     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.12.020     Document Type: Article

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