PMID- 28761074 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190219 LR - 20220410 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Jul 31 TI - Antidepressant-like effects and cognitive enhancement of Schisandra chinensis in chronic unpredictable mild stress mice and its related mechanism. PG - 6903 LID - 10.1038/s41598-017-07407-1 [doi] LID - 6903 AB - The aim of this study was to evaluate whether Schisandra chinensis extract (SCE) administration influences chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS)-induced depression and cognitive impairment, and explores underlying mechanisms. Sucrose preference test (SPT) and forced swimming test (FST) were used for assessing depressive symptoms, and Y-maze, Morris water maze were used for evaluating cognition processes. The results showed that CUMS (4 weeks) was effective in producing both depression and memory deficits in mice. Additionally, CUMS exposure significantly decreased brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in hippocampus as indicated by ELISA, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence assays, accompanied by down-regulated tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB)/cAMP-response element binding protein (CREB)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K)/ protein kinase B (AKT)/ glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta) signaling pathways. Chronic administration of SCE (600 or 1200 mg/kg, i.g.) significantly prevented all these CUMS-induced behavioral and biochemical alterations. It suggested that SCE could improve the depression-like emotional status and associated cognitive deficits in CUMS mice, which might be mediated by regulation of BDNF levels in hippocampus, as well as up-regulating of TrkB/CREB/ERK and PI3K/AKT/GSK-3beta pathways. FAU - Yan, Tingxu AU - Yan T AD - School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China. FAU - He, Bosai AU - He B AD - School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China. FAU - Wan, Shutong AU - Wan S AD - School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China. FAU - Xu, Mengjie AU - Xu M AD - School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China. FAU - Yang, Huilin AU - Yang H AD - School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China. FAU - Xiao, Feng AU - Xiao F AD - School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China. FAU - Bi, Kaishun AU - Bi K AD - School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China. FAU - Jia, Ying AU - Jia Y AD - School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, 110016, China. jiayingsyphu@126.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170731 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Bdnf protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Membrane Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (Nootropic Agents) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - EC 2.3.1.48 (CREB-Binding Protein) RN - EC 2.3.1.48 (Crebbp protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Ntrk2 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Protein-Tyrosine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - CREB-Binding Protein/metabolism MH - Depression/*drug therapy/etiology/metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Hippocampus/metabolism MH - Male MH - Maze Learning MH - Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism MH - Memory Disorders/*drug therapy/etiology/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Nootropic Agents/*administration & dosage/pharmacology MH - Plant Extracts/*administration & dosage/pharmacology MH - Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism MH - Schisandra/*chemistry MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Stress, Psychological/complications/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Swimming PMC - PMC5537344 COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2017/08/02 06:00 MHDA- 2019/03/21 06:00 PMCR- 2017/07/31 CRDT- 2017/08/02 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/06/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/08/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/08/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/03/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/07/31 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-07407-1 [pii] AID - 7407 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-07407-1 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 31;7(1):6903. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07407-1.