TY - JOUR ID - 151741 TI - Cuscuta chinensis Antidepressant-Like Effect, the Role of 5-HT and the Impact on Behavioral Response in Mice JO - Research Journal of Pharmacognosy JA - RJP LA - en SN - 2345-4458 AU - Hamzeloo-Moghadam*, Maryam AU - Ara, Leila AU - Jafari, Fatemeh AU - Mokaberinejad, Roshanak AD - Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Center and Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Traditional Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AD - Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AD - Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 9 IS - 3 SP - 1 EP - 4 KW - Cuscuta chinensis KW - depression KW - Persian medicine KW - phenolics content DO - 10.22127/rjp.2022.338343.1885 N2 - Background and objectives: Depression is a chronic mental disorder that influences people’s lives and functionality.  The available medications do not give full guaranty of effectiveness and are not devoid of unwanted side effects.  Cuscuta chinensis has been recommended for the treatment of depression in traditional medicine. In this study, the antidepressant-like activity of C. chinensis has been evaluated by using forced swimming test (FST) in mice. Methods: Cuscuta chinensis extract was provided by boiling in water. The antidepressant effect was evaluated by forced swimming test (FST) in mice with daily gavage of 270, 360 and 430 mg/kg of the treatments for four weeks. The immobility time and behavioral activity and also the blood levels of 5-HT and norepinephrine were measured. Results: The FST confirmed antidepressant effect of the extract with decreased time of immobility and increased swimming time alongside increase in serum 5-HT in all groups (p<0.01compared to the control) except for the extract at the dose of 270 mg/kg (MA270).  This effect was not statistically significant with fluoxetine group. Conclusion: Cuscuta chinensis demonstrated antidepressant effects in mice model which is a confirmation for its traditional use in depression. UR - https://www.rjpharmacognosy.ir/article_151741.html L1 - https://www.rjpharmacognosy.ir/article_151741_4e296855e0297da7c4ea25ad8f372744.pdf ER -