Effects of electroacupuncture on retinal nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in a rat model of retinitis pigmentosa

2006 ◽  
Vol 1092 (1) ◽  
pp. 198-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Pagani ◽  
Luigi Manni ◽  
Luigi Aloe
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Retinitis Pigmentosa ◽  
Rat Model ◽  
Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Nerve Growth ◽  
Factor Expression

scholarly journals Elaphuri Davidiani Cornu Improves Depressive-Like Behavior in Mice and Increases Neurotrophic Factor Expression in Mouse Primary Astrocytes via cAMP and ERK-Dependent Pathways

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Zhu ◽  
Mengqiu Liu ◽  
Suchen Qu ◽  
Cheng Cao ◽  
Chongqi Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Neurotrophic Factors ◽  
Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Antidepressant Effect ◽  
Aqueous Extracts ◽  
Nerve Growth ◽  
Primary Astrocyte ◽  
Factor Expression

Elaphuri Davidiani Cornu (EDC) is the natural shedding horn of Elaphurus davidiauus Millne-Edwards that was used by people in ancient China for maintaining physical and mental health. We evaluated the antidepressant effect of EDC using depression-like animal models and explored possible mechanisms in mouse primary astrocyte cultures. We found that aqueous extracts of EDC significantly improved depression-like behavior in a mouse model of depression. The extracts enhanced expression of nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor neurotrophic factors in mouse prefrontal cortex and hippocampus tissues. In the mouse primary astrocyte cultures, the EDC aqueous extracts significantly increased the neurotrophic factor expression both at the transcriptional and protein levels. EDC extracts might exhibit these functions by regulating matrix metalloprotein-9 of the nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor metabolic pathways and might enhance expression of neurotrophic factors via the cAMP- and ERK-dependent pathways. We confirmed this possibility by showing the effects of related inhibitors, providing scientific evidence that supports the utility of EDC in the development of drugs to treat major depressive disorders.

Effects of escitalopram on the regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor protein levels in a rat model of chronic stress

2009 ◽  
Vol 87 (11) ◽  
pp. 2551-2560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olaf Schulte-Herbrüggen ◽  
Eberhard Fuchs ◽  
Nashat Abumaria ◽  
Annerose Ziegler ◽  
Heidi Danker-Hopfe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Rat Model ◽  
Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Nerve Growth ◽  
Protein Levels
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