柴胡疏肝散对抑郁症大鼠海马5-HT及5-HT1A表达的影响

Influences of Bupleurum Liver-Coursing Powder on 5-HT Level and Expression of 5-HT1A Receptor in Hippocampus of Depressive Rats

目的研究柴胡疏肝散对抑郁大鼠海马5-HT及5-HT1A的作用,探讨柴胡疏肝散抗抑郁作用机制。方法选用成年Wistar大鼠45只,分为对照组、模型组和治疗组。给予慢性不可预性温和应激(CUMS)建立抑郁模型,治疗组给予柴胡疏肝散饮片灌胃。采用糖水偏好实验和悬尾实验进行行为学检测,采用高效液相色谱法测定海马5-HT浓度,Western blot检测5-HT1A表达。结果模型组大鼠糖水偏好百分比明显降低(P<0.05),悬尾不动时间明显延长(P<0.05);治疗组能逆转此改变;模型组大鼠海马5-HT含量和5-HT1A受体表达水平明显低于对照组(P<0.05),治疗组5-HT含量和5-HT1A受体表达水平明显升高,但仍低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论柴胡疏肝散抗抑郁作用可能与影响海马5-HT水平及5-HT1A受体表达有关。

Objective To observe the effcet of bupleurum liver-coursing powder on 5-HT level and ex-pression of 5-HT1A receptor in hippocampus of depressive rats.Methods Forty-five male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control,model and treatment groups.The depression animal model was pro-duced by giving rats chronic unpredicted mild stress while the depressional behavior was examined using sucrose preference test and tail-suspension test.The level of 5-HT and expression of 5-HT1A receptor protein were detected using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)and Western blot respective-ly.Results Change in preference of sucrose of model and treatment groups’rats were significantly lower, while tail-suspension immobility was higher than those of control group rats (P < 0.05).These index were reversed in treatment group.The content of 5-HT and expression of 5-HT1A receptor protein of model and treatment groups were higher than that of control group,while the index was lower after treatment with bupleurum liver-coursing powder (P < 0.05).Conclusion Effect of bupleurum liver-coursing powder antidepressant could be induced by affect of content of 5-HT and expression of 5-HT1A receptor in hippo-campus.