Eugenol exhibits antidepressant-like activity in mice and induces expression of metallothionein-III in the hippocampus

Yoshifumi Irie, Nanae Itokazu, Naoko Anjiki, Atsushi Ishige, Kenji Watanabe, Wing Ming Keung

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Abstract

Here we show that eugenol has an antidepressant-like activity comparable to that of imipramine using a forced swim test and a tail suspension test in mice. Furthermore, we show that both eugenol and imipramine induce brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hippocampus with and without induction of metallothionein-III (MT-III), respectively. It may be possible that MT-III expression is involved in the exhibition of antidepressant-like activity of eugenol, not of imipramine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)243-246
Number of pages4
JournalBrain Research
Volume1011
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004 Jun 18

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Keywords

  • Antidepressant
  • BDNF
  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
  • Depression
  • Disorders of the nervous system
  • Eugenol
  • Metallothionein-III
  • Neuropsychiatric disorders

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  • Neuroscience(all)

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Eugenol exhibits antidepressant-like activity in mice and induces expression of metallothionein-III in the hippocampus. / Irie, Yoshifumi; Itokazu, Nanae; Anjiki, Naoko; Ishige, Atsushi; Watanabe, Kenji; Keung, Wing Ming.

In: Brain Research, Vol. 1011, No. 2, 18.06.2004, p. 243-246.

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Irie, Y, Itokazu, N, Anjiki, N, Ishige, A, Watanabe, K & Keung, WM 2004, 'Eugenol exhibits antidepressant-like activity in mice and induces expression of metallothionein-III in the hippocampus', Brain Research, vol. 1011, no. 2, pp. 243-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2004.03.040
Irie Y, Itokazu N, Anjiki N, Ishige A, Watanabe K, Keung WM. Eugenol exhibits antidepressant-like activity in mice and induces expression of metallothionein-III in the hippocampus. Brain Research. 2004 Jun 18;1011(2):243-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2004.03.040
Irie, Yoshifumi ; Itokazu, Nanae ; Anjiki, Naoko ; Ishige, Atsushi ; Watanabe, Kenji ; Keung, Wing Ming. / Eugenol exhibits antidepressant-like activity in mice and induces expression of metallothionein-III in the hippocampus. In: Brain Research. 2004 ; Vol. 1011, No. 2. pp. 243-246.
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