Experimental immunology<br>The effects of EGb761 on lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive-like behaviour in C57BL/6J mice

Yuehan Zhao; Yongdong Zhang; Fang Pan

doi:10.5114/ceji.2015.49427

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Central European Journal of Immunology

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Experimental immunology
The effects of EGb761 on lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive-like behaviour in C57BL/6J mice

Yuehan Zhao

,

Yongdong Zhang

,

Fang Pan

(Centr Eur J Immunol 2015; 40 (1): 11-17)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ceji.2015.49427

Online publish date: 2015/04/22

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There is an increasing body of evidence for the involvement of inflammation and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in depression. Ginkgo extract EGb761 possesses anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, anti-arteriosclerosis, and neuroprotective activities. But the effect of EGb761 on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced depressive-like behaviours has not been investigated. The present study mainly aimed to examine the antidepressant-like activities of Ginkgo extract EGb761 in mice after lipopolysaccharide administration. C57BL/6J male mice were pretreated with EGb761 or vehicle for 10 days. Then, a single dose of lipopolysaccharide was intraperitoneally administrated to mice to induce depressive-like behaviour. Forced swim test (FST), tail suspension test (TST), and sucrose preference test were performed to evaluate the depressive-like behaviours of the mice. Locomotor activity was examined by open field test. Levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-17A, and IL-10 in hippocampus tissue homogenate were measured using ELISA kits. We found that LPS administration induced significant depressive-like behaviours, higher levels of tumour necrosis factor

α (TNF-α, interleukin (IL) 1β, IL-6, and IL-17A, but lower levels of BDNF and IL-10 in hippocampus tissue homogenate of the mice from the vehicle group compared to the control mice. Pretreatment with middle dose (100 mg/kg/day) and high dose (150 mg/kg/day) of EGb761 significantly attenuated depressive-like behaviours without affecting spontaneous locomotor activity, and inhibited the changes of hippocampal cytokines and BDNF induced by LPS administration. We conclude that EGb761 has antidepressant-like activities in mice with LPS-induced depressive-like behaviours.

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Experimental immunologyThe effects of EGb761 on lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive-like behaviour in C57BL/6J mice

Yuehan Zhao , Yongdong Zhang , Fang Pan

EGb761, depressive-like behaviour, lipopolysaccharide, inflammation, brain-derived neurotrophic factor

Experimental immunology
The effects of EGb761 on lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive-like behaviour in C57BL/6J mice

Yuehan Zhao

,

Yongdong Zhang

,

Fang Pan