antidepressants/zea mays

Nicotine and estrogen may influence depressive behavior in women. In this study, we sought to determine whether nicotine (NIC), alone and in combination with 17β-estradiol (E(2)), might influence depressive characteristics of female rats in the forced swim test (FST). Ovariectomized adult female

OBJECTIVE The present study was carried out to determine the role of thymoquinone (TQ) in modulating the levels of neurotransmitter and reducing the oxidative stress in animal models of depression. METHODS Mice were divided into 5 groups, each group had 6 animals. TQ (20 mg/kg) in corn oil and

Previous studies have suggested that estrogen and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), have antidepressant-like effects. The purpose of the present study was to determine the interaction between n-3 PUFAs and estrogen, and their

Our previous studies found that n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and estrogen had synergistic antidepressant-like effects. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the hypothesis that three major n-3 PUFAs, α-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic

Pre-clinical and clinical evidence suggests that the antidepressant efficacy of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor escitalopram can be enhanced by the dopamine and serotonin partial agonist aripiprazole. Given the range of possible neurochemical interactions between these drugs, the current

Ovarian hormones reportedly have beneficial effects on affective behaviors. However, the functions of ovarian hormones in neurotransmitter signaling must be identified to understand their role in anxiety and depression. Several studies have provided evidence of the relationship between ovarian

BACKGROUND Studies of depressed psychiatric patients have shown that antidepressant efficacy can be increased by augmentation with omega-3 fatty acids. OBJECTIVE To determine whether omega-3 improves the response to sertraline in patients with major depression and coronary heart disease