Exploring the anti-depressant effects and nitric oxide modulation of quercetin: A preclinical study in Socially Isolated mice.

Autor:	Tavakol F; Student Research Committee, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran., Amini-Khoei H; Medical Plants Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran., Sureda A; Research Group on Community Nutrition & Oxidative Stress, University of the Balearic Islands-IUNICS, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.; CIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.; Health Research Institute of Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain., Zarean E; Medical Plants Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran., Lorigooini Z; Medical Plants Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry [World J Biol Psychiatry] 2024 Dec; Vol. 25 (10), pp. 592-603. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 17.
DOI:	10.1080/15622975.2024.2424162
Abstrakt:	Objectives: This study investigates the effects of quercetin, an antioxidant and nitric oxide (NO) modulator, on depressive-like behaviours triggered by social isolation stress (SIS) in mice. SIS, known to harm psychosocial functioning and increase the risk of depression, involves oxidative stress and NO in its pathophysiology. Methods: 72 male mice were divided into nine groups, including the social (SC) group as the control group (stress-free with normal saline intake). The isolation (IC) groups received normal saline, quercetin at doses of 10, 20, and 40 mg/kg, the nitric oxide synthetase inhibitor L-NAME at a dose of 5 mg/kg, the NO precursor L-arginine at a dose of 100 mg/kg, an ineffective dose of quercetin combined with L-NAME and an effective dose of quercetin combined with L-arginine. Behavioural tests (open-field, forced swimming, and splash tests) were conducted, followed by measuring hippocampal nitrite levels. Results: Quercetin significantly reduced immobility in the forced swimming test, increased activity in the open-field test, and enhanced grooming behaviour, particularly at 40 mg/kg. Co-administration of an ineffective dose of quercetin (10 mg/kg) with L-NAME increased immobility and grooming activity time. Interestingly, co-administration of the effective dose of quercetin (40 mg/kg) with L-arginine increased immobility time in the FST. Additionally, administration of quercetin at doses of 20 and 40 mg/kg significantly reduced the nitrite level in the hippocampus of SIS mice. Furthermore, co-administration of L-NAME and L-arginine with ineffective and effective doses of quercetin decreased and increased nitrite levels in the hippocampus and increased immobility time in the FST compared to their respective counterparts administered alone. Conclusions: These results suggest quercetin's potential in alleviating depression by modulating NO levels, pointing to its promise in treating depression associated with chronic stressors like social isolation.
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