만성 스트레스로 유발된 우울증 쥐 모델에서 캡사이신의 항우울 효과

• 영문명: Antidepressant effects of capsaicin in rats with chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depression
• 발행기관: 한국기초간호학회
• 저자명: 임재옥 김민지 배준범 전찬혁 한재현 심태혁 김연정
• 간행물 정보: 『Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science』제25권 제1호, 43~54쪽, 전체 12쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
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• 발행일자: 2023.02.28

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Purpose: This study was conducted to assess the antidepressant effects of capsaicin in chronic depressive rats and elucidate the mechanism underlying its effects. Methods: Male Wistar rats (280~320 g, 8 weeks of age) were subjected to depression induced by chronic unpredictable mild stresses. The rats were exposed to 8 kinds of stresses for 8 weeks. In the last 2 weeks, fluoxetine or capsaicin was injected subcutaneously. The dose of fluoxetine was 10 mg/kg (body weight), while the doses of capsaicin consisted of low (1 mg/kg), middle (5 mg/kg), and high(10 mg/kg). The forced swim test (FST) was conducted to evaluate the immobility time of rats. The immobility time indicates despair, one of symptoms of depression. The change of tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) in the dorsal raphe was investigated using immunohistochemistry. In the hippocampus cornu ammonis (CA) 1 and 3, glucocorticoid receptor (GR) expression was measured. Results: The immobility time in the FST was significantly lower (p < .05) in the low-dose (M = 32.40 ± 13.41 seconds) and middle-dose (M = 28.48 ± 19.57 seconds) groups than in the non-treated depressive rats (M = 90.19 ± 45.34 seconds). The amount of TPH in the dorsal raphe was significantly higher (p < .05) in the middle-dose (M = 249.17 ± 35.02) and high-dose (M = 251.0 ± 56.85) groups than in the non-treated depressive rats (M = 159.78 ± 41.16). However, GR expression in the hippocampus CA1 and CA3 did not show significant differences between the non-treated depressive rats and the capsaicin-injected rats. Conclusion: This study suggests that capsaicin produces an antidepressant-like effect on chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depression in rats via the serotonin biosynthesis pathway.

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캡사이신 우울 세로토닌 합성효소 글루코코르티코이드 수용체 Capsaicin Depression Tryptophan Hydroxylase Glucocorticoid Receptor