Objective: The present study was designed to investigate the putative antidepressant effects of crocin and crocetin, two major active ingredients of Crocus sativus L. (saffron) using mice in two different regimens of acute and sub-acute administration. Material and Methods: In acute treatment, antidepressant-like activities of crocin and crocetin (10, 20 and 40 mg/kg, i.p.) were evaluated using...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate the antidepressant and anxiolytic effects of simvastatin in rats. METHODS Sixty-four male adult (8-9 weeks old) Sprague-Dawley rats (200-250 g) were used. The forced swimming test and the elevated plus maze test were used for testing the antidepressant and anxiolytic effects. Eight groups were formed: control (saline), simvastatin 10, 30, and ...

The present study was done to evaluate the effect of aqueous extract of B. diffusa on depression in mice using behavioral models such as tail suspension test (TST) and forced swim test (FST). The extract (50, 100 and 200 mg/kg, po) was administered for 14 successive days to Swiss young albino mice. On 14th day, 60 min after administration, mice were subjected to TST and FST. The administration ...

BACKGROUND In our previous study, the aqueous extract of Channa striatus (family: Channidae) fillet (AECSF) showed an antidepressant-like effect in mice. However, the mechanism of the antidepressant-like effect is unknown. AIM The objective of this study was to explore the involvement of monoamines in the antidepressant-like effect of AECSF in mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS AECSF was prepared ...

objective: pimpinella anisum (p. anisum) has different pharmacological properties such as anticonvulsant, analgesic, tranquilizer, antidepressant and anti-anxiety effects. in this study the antidepressant-like effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of p. anisum fruit in mice was investigated. materials and methods: forced swimming test (fst) and tail suspension test (tst) were used to determi...

This study aimed to explore the possible mechanisms underlying the antidepressant-like effect of YL-0919, a novel antidepressant candidate with dual activity as a 5-HT1A receptor agonist and a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. The animal models commonly used to evaluate potential antidepressants, i.e., tail suspension (TST) in mice and forced swimming test (FST) in mice were used to evalu...

BACKGROUND Modafinil is a wake-promoting agent that provides wide ranges of neurological effects. There is evidence that it can produce antidepressant effects. This study investigated the antidepressant effect of modafinil in the tail suspension (TST) in mice. METHODS Different doses of modafinil was intraperitoneally (ip) administrated and then animals were subjected to TST and/or open field...